U is the twenty-first letter of the modern Latin alphabet.
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
U was originally a capital letter like J and it was only Pierre de la Ramée[?] who made the distinction between capital and small letter. See V.
U is also:
- In chemistry, the symbol for uranium
- British novelist Nancy Mitford brought to popular attention the linguistic terminology "U" and "non-U" to indicate the speech markers of upper class and non-upper class British speakers respectively.
- short for "you", used in SMS or instant messages.
- In computer science, 1 U (= 44 mm) is the unit of the height of computer chassis.
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