Online style guide
- UGC
user-generated content
- UK
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain means England, Wales and Scotland
- unarguable
not inarguable
- uncharted, unchartered
'uncharted waters' is often used as a metaphor for anything new, untried, unfamiliar, and with the implication of unknown dangers ahead. 'Unchartered', however, is used less often, as an adjective meaning without regulation or laws—so best not to confuse the two.
- Unesco
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
- unique
not very unique or quite unique or any other qualifier. Unique can only stand alone because it means 'the one-and-only'.
- until
short form is till, not 'til
- up to date, up-to-date
you're up to date in your work, but work in an up-to-date way
- upcoming, up-and-coming
the 'upcoming' Golden Globes means they'll be here soon. The 'up-and-coming' Golden Globes are becoming well known and successful, which is probably not what you mean.
- URL
Uniform Resource Locator, or website address
- US, USA
no punctuation