Talk:accounting

i think it is also an adjective GAAP = generally accepted accounting principle.

That usage is a noun used as a modifier (compound noun). It isn’t an adjective. —Stephen 18:48, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

RFV discussion: January–March 2022

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accounting

Doesn't behave like a true adjective. DCDuring (talk) 16:16, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

@DCDuring This should probably be moved to RFD since I doubt that it can't be cited for this usage. AG202 (talk) 01:59, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

I didn't ask whether it can be cited in attributive use. Almost any noun, including a gerund can be so cited. Can it be cited showing that it behaves like an adjective in any other way? If not, it should and will be deleted. DCDuring (talk) 18:29, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

From what I've seen, issues like these are usually dealt with in RFD, see Talk:New_York or the spiring discussion in RFD for example. But I could be wrong and maybe @Kiwima could give more insight. AG202 (talk) 19:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

The RFV part of this is looking for uses that are purely adjectival, like saying very accounting, or the principles were accounting. The fact that these sound so strange makes me suspect @DCDuring is right, that it doesn't behave like a true adjective. Kiwima (talk) 20:09, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 22:14, 29 March 2022 (UTC)