(PG = Prescriptive Grammar  —  DG = Descriptive Grammar)

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

• U, u  —  [PG]  The Letter “U” Is The Twenty-First Letter Of The English Alphabet.  It Is Also The Fifth Vowel In The English Alphabet.

• U-Schwa  —  [PG]  The Term “U-Schwa” does not exist in Traditional Grammar.  This is a Term that I (“The Teacher” from GiveMeSomeEnglish!!!) created to describe one of The THREE Different Schwa Sounds.

The “U-Schwa” is distinct from the “TRUE-Schwa” & the “I-Schwa” because is actually sounds like The Short-Letter “U” — and NOT like a “TRUE-Schwa” Sound.

• Un-Countable Noun  —  [DG]  The Term “Un-Countable Noun” is used to describe a Noun which can not be counted — because when it increases or decreases, it does-so in Mass, Scale, or Volume.  This is as-opposed-to a Countable Noun which CAN be counted — because when it increases or decreases, it does-so in Number.

This Term is the commonly-used Term in Traditional Grammar.  And although it is better than its British-English alternatives of “Non-Count Noun” or “Mass Noun” — it is still not correct.  In The Grammar Of The Common Tongue, we use the PROPER & CORRECT Term:  “Non-Countable Noun”.

This is because the Prefix “Un-“ is used to indicate the reversal of something, or the making of it into its opposite.  While the Prefix “Non-“ simply means “Not”.  That is why The Common Tongue Term of “Non-Countable Noun” is the Proper & Correct Term.

• Un-Inflected Language  —  [NG]  The Term “Un-Inflected Language” is not a Grammatical Term.  It is a Term of Linguistics — used to describe a Language which is NOT considered to be “Inflected”.  However “Inflections” take so many different forms, that there is probably not a single Language on Planet Earth which is NOT “Inflected” to some degree.  So there is, most-likely, no such thing as an “Un-Inflected Language”.  There is only the fact that each Language has more or less “Inflection” than others.

• Un-Stressed  —  [NG]  The Term “Un-Stressed”, by itself, is NOT a Grammatical Term — but is used in-reference-to the Syllables of a Word which are not “Stressed”.

• Un-Stressed Syllable  —  [DG]  The Term “Un-Stressed Syllable”, is used to refer to the Syllable of a Word which is NOT “Stressed”.  This Syllable is pronounced more quietly;  is NOT given as much emphasis;  And the Vowel sound often turns into a Schwa Sound.

• Un-Voiced  —  [DG]  The Term “Un-Voiced”, is used to refer to any Consonant sound which is not “Voiced”.

• (an) Undestatement  —  [NG]  The Term “Understatement” is not a Grammatical Term.  But it is a Term that we use to say that some Statement is the OPPOSITE to an Exaggeration.  In-other-words — the Statement was far LESS than the truth of the matter.

“To say that Hillary Clinton is ‘not very-well liked’ is an Absolute understatement!”

—  Translation:  Hillary Clinton is Abosolutely HATED by almost everyone.  In-fact — the only people that do NOT hate her, are people who are very hateful themselves.

“To say that that TOEFL Excellence is pretty good is Very-Much an understatement!”

— Translation:  TOEFL Excellence is The BEST TOEFL Preparation System In The Known Universe!

• Upper-Case  —  [DG]  The Term “Upper-Case” is used to refer to form that a Letter is written in when it is the first Letter of the first Word of a Sentence.  Or when it is the first Letter of what — in Traditional Grammar — is referred-to as a “Proper Name”.  Upper-Case Letters are referred-to as “Capital Letters”.  When the Letter is written in the OTHER way, we say that it is in the Lower-Case.

The Letters of The English Alphabet — when written in the Upper-Case form — look like this:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

• Usage  —  [NG & GL]  The Term “Usage”, alone, is not a Grammatical Term.  However it is Grammatical Lingo for how a Word, Phrase, or “Phrasal” is “Used”.  This is very distinct from what a Word, Phrase, or “Phrasal” actually MEANS.

However — in Traditional Grammar — and even in almost every dictionary in the world (probably all of them) — there is, often, no distinction between Meaning & Usage.  And this is one of the biggest reasons for the absolutely astounding levels of stupidity in the world as a whole.  This is also one of the biggest motivations for the creation of The Grammar Of The Common Tongue.

• Utterance  —  [NG]  The Term “Utterance” is not a Grammatical Term — However it has appeared on some lists of Grammatical Terms — so it is here to ensure that there is no con-fusion about this Word.

The Word “Utterance” literally means:  ANYTHING which is spoken.

As such — the word has no Grammatical usage.