The Letter B — Grammar Lesson
(All Meanings & Usages)
The Letter “B” In The English Alphabet
he letter B is the second Letter in The English Alphabet. It is also the first Consonant in The English Alphabet. And is what — in The Common Tongue — we refer to as a “Grammatical Unit”. As with every Letter in The English Alphabet — The Letter B has two versions in the written form.
These Two Different Versions Are Called: The “Upper-Case” & The “Lower-Case”
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(When the Letter is in the “Upper-Case” form — it is referred to as a “Capital Letter”. However — there is no other correspondent alternative Term for the “Lower-Case” form. But, it is common for Native English Speakers to colloquially refer to it as the “Small” version: “Capital A” & “Small A” — But the Word “Small” is NOT a proper Grammatical Term.)
The “Upper-Case” Looks Like This:
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B
The “Lower-Case” Looks Like This:
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b
The Letter “B” In English Pronunciation
n The Common Tongue of The English Language — you will hear that The Letter “B” is only pronounced in one way, and it is what is referred-to as a Voiced Consonant. This means that — in addition to pushing the air out of one’s mouth, and the way the mouth is shaped and moves — one adds the sound of their voice to the pronunciation as well.
n The English Language — almost every Voiced Consonant has an Un-Voiced Pair. This is: A Letter which is pronounced by using the exact same mouth & tongue shape & movement as with the Voiced Pair — but is created without the use of the Voice.
The Un-Voiced Pair For The Letter “B” Is: The Letter “P”
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(Click the boxes below to learn more about the Pronunciation of these two Letters in The Common Tongue.)
The “Letter B” Is:
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Voiced
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The “Letter P” Is:
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Un-Voiced
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The Letter “B” In English Grammar
s stated above — The Letter “B” is the second Letter in The English Alphabet, and it is also the first Consonant. Beyond, that — there is no further Grammatical Classification (as there is with the “Letter A”).
The Letter “B” In English Usage
eyond it’s Grammatical Classification — The Letter “B” (just as with the Letters: “A”, “C”, “D”, & “F”) is also used as a classification for the quality of homework in many school-systems — such as those in America (at least for the last couple hundred years, before “woke-ism” took over). A Grade Of “B” represented “Very Good” & “Above Average” work.
t is also used in to refer to a class of Vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B6, B12. AND, it is used in the Term “Plan B” — which is used to refer to a “Secondary” (because it is the second letter) or “Back-up” Plan.
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