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Jorjaz Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

which one?

i want to study accounting, i want to study accountancy.

which is more accurate?
  

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Jorjaz i want to study accounting, i want to study accountancy. which is more accurate? I have seen "accountancy" used in the past.

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  • Jorjaz i want to study accounting, i want to study accountancy.
  • which is more accurate?
  • I have seen "accountancy" used in the past.
  • But in the US, it's accounting.
  • Accountancy seems to have that dull ring to my ear.
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Jorjazi want to study accounting, i want to study accountancy.

which is more accurate?

I have seen "accountancy" used in the past. But in the US, it's accounting.

Accountancy seems to have that dull ring to my ear.
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so could it be accounting is an american word and accountancy is british?
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I can confirm that accounting is an American word. We will need a British English speaker to address the use of the word "accountancy."

And PLEASE do not respond with 14 citations from dictionaries showing that it's a word. It's not used in the U.S. in everyday conversation.
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accountancy. is the profession, the other is the system/techniques employed

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE3DE133FF937A3575BC0A960958260

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