(PG = Prescriptive Grammar  —  DG = Descriptive Grammar)

(GL = Grammatical Lingo  —  OB = Obtuse  —  NG = Not Grammatical)

• O, o  —  [PG]  The Letter “O” Is The Fifteenth Letter Of The English Alphabet.  It Is Also The Fourth Vowel In The English Alphabet.

• Object  —  [PG]  The Term “Object” is used to refer to a Noun, Pronoun or their Phrase or Phrasal Forms which — in a Clause or Sentence with a Transitive Verb — is the “Receiver” of the “Action of the Verb” — or shows the result of the that “Action”.  There can be more than one Object in a Clause or Sentence.

• Objective Complement  —  [DG]  The Term “Object Complement” is use to refer to an “Adjective” or Noun — or their Phrase or Phrasal Forms — which “Complement” (further describe) the Object.

• Objective Case  —  [DG]  The Term “Objective Case” is use to refer to a Noun or Pronoun which is the Direct Object — as opposed to being the Subject.

• Object Of A Preposition  —  [DG & OB]  The Phrase “Object Of A Preposition” is Grammatical Lingo which is used to refer to an the Direct Object. that happens to come directly after a Preposition.  As such — this is a completely useless Phrase and is Stupid & Obtuse.

For Example:  “Many Traditional Grammatical Terms are just a bunch of useless crap“  —  “Useless Crap” is the so-called Object Of The Preposition “of”.

• Object Of A Verb  —  [DG]  The Phrase “Object Of A Verb” is Grammatical Lingo which is used to refer to an the Direct Object.  As such — this is a completely useless Phrase and is Stupid & Obtuse.

For Example:  “A staggeringly large amount of so-called “English Professionals” do not really Comprehend Grammar at all.”   —  “Grammar” is the so-called Object Of The Verb “Comprehend”.

• Obtuse  —  [NG]  The Term “Obtuse” is not a Grammatical Term.  But you will see it used extensively in this Grammatical Glossary to refer to certain Grammatical Terms of Traditional Grammar which are in fact very “Obtuse”.  In other Words — they are “Intellectually Dull” or “Completely Stupid”.  And the reasons for way each Term which is described this way is clearly explained for each Term.

• Onomatopoeia  —  [NG]  The Term “Onomatopoeia” is not a Grammatical term.  It is a Rhetorical Term which is used to refer to Words which do not have an actually function or meaning, but represent an actual sound.

Examples:  “Bang!”,  “Pow!”,  “Blam!”,  “Crunch”, “Crack!”, “Burble”,  “Tinkle”,  “Jingle”, “Plump”, “Splash”, “Brap!”, “Boom!”, “Slurp”, “Fap”, “Zoom!” 

• Open-Ended Question  —  [NG]  The Term “Open-Ended Question” is NOT a Grammatical term.  Is is a Rhetorical Term which is used to refer to Questions which — un-like with “Yes/No Questions” — require a more thorough response — and do not try to guide the one being asked the question about specific details, but instead, about more broad subjects.

• Order Of Adjectives  —  [NG]  The Phrase “Order Of Adjectives” is not a Grammatical Term.  It is Grammatical Lingo that is used to refer to…  (wait for it)…  “The Order Of Adjectives” — Specifically the order of the different Types of Adjectives (what characteristics they are describing) when there is more than one Adjective describing a Noun.

That Order Is:  Quantity  ⇒  Opinion  ⇒  Size  ⇒  Shape  ⇒  Condition/Quality  ⇒  Age  ⇒  Color  ⇒  Origin  ⇒  Material  ⇒  Purpose

• Ordinal Adjective  —  [DG]  This is a Term that was created by C. James Cote (“The Teacher” from GiveMeSomeEnglish!!!) to describe a type of Adjective that describes a thing by its Order in a sequence of Numbers.

In The Grammar Of The Common Tongue — what we CORRECTLY refer to as an Ordinal Adjective, is what — In Traditional Grammar — is referred to as an ‘Ordinal Number’.  However, it is NOT a Number.  So we do not use that term.

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When Numbers are converted to an Ordinal Adjective — and are written in their Number Symbol Form — they have the Suffixes “-st”, “-nd”, “-rd”, or “-th” added to the Symbol of the Number.

For Example:  1st (first), 2nd (second), 3rd (third), 4th (fourth)

• Ordinal Number  —  [PG]  In Traditional Grammar, The Term “Ordinal Number” is used to refer to the form of a number which is used to show the “Order” of that thing in a sequence.

However — An ‘Ordinal Number’ Is NOT a Number.  It is merely a type of Adjective which describes a thing by referring to it by its Order in a sequence of a Number of things.

When Numbers are converted to an #Ordinal_Adjective — and are written in their Number Symbol Form — they have the Suffixes “-st”, “-nd”, “-rd”, or “-th” added to the Symbol of the Number.

For Example:  1st (first), 2nd (second), 3rd (third), 4th (fourth)

• Other Conditional  —  [NG & OB]  The Term “Other Conditional” is a Grammatical Term in Traditional Grammar.  However — it is a Stupid & Obtuse, and is the result of people in the “Traditional English Teaching World” not realizing that there are such things as Prescriptive Grammar & Descriptive Grammar (or at-lest not realizing the significance of each).  Because of this (or simply “just because”) — they do not comprehend the difference between Grammatical Rules & Grammatical Regulations.  And so — they come up with Stupid & Obtuse Terms like “Other Conditional”.

An “Other Conditional” — according to the way they describe it — is basically the same as a “Mixed Conditional”.  And it is The Rules of The Conditional Sentences which PROVES that there is not-only a difference between Prescriptive & Descriptive Grammar — but that the difference MATTERS GREATLY.  Because you do NOT have to follow the Traditional Rules of Grammar relating to how to form Conditional Sentences, and they can still work.

So — instead of explaining (because they probably do not comprehend) that The Rules for The Conditional Sentences are only a description, and not a Regulation (because you can break the “Rules” in many different ways and the message can still be the same)…  Instead of doing that — they come up with a completely separate Grammatical Term (which is actually just Grammatical Lingo) for THOSE kind of Conditional Sentences.

That is why the Term Other Conditional Is Stupid & Obtuse.

• Oxymoron  —  [NG]  The Term “Oxymoron” is not a Grammatical Term.  It is a Rhetorical Term which is used to refer to a Term or Phrase which is illogical — based on conflicting Words within the Term itself.  In-other-words — the actual Words in the Term actually have opposite, or at-least very conflicting, Meanings.

For Example:  “Jumbo Shrimp” — The Word “Jumbo” means “large”, and the Word “Shrimp” is also a Slang Term which is used to say that something is “small”.

Some people would Argue that the Term “Jumbo Shrimp” is not actually an Oxymoron because “Shrimp” is the actual name of the thing, and “Jumbo” is used to say that they are large versions of that thing.  And the Name “Shrimp” — used to describe something as being small — is a Metaphorical Slang Term which is based on the fact that the creature called “Shrimp” are themselves very small.

This is a valid Argument, but most Oxymorons can be argued to some extent.  For example:  “Adult Children”.  If they are “Adults” then they are no-longer “Children”.  But if those adults’ parents are still alive — then we can say that they are still the “Children” of their parents — even though they are actually “Adults” by age and biology.

There-fore — most Arguments about if something is a true Oxymoron, or not, are futile.

Here Are Some Other Examples:  “Graduate Student”, “Lady Stallion”, “Woman King” (the name of a movie), “Vegan Bacon, Sausage, Turkey, Cheese”, (or ANY vegan pretend version of something which is NOT vegan), “Fresh Frozen”, “Working Vacation”, “Deafening Silence”, “Un-invited Guest”, “African American”, “Democratic Socialism”