Talk:saltwater

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Needs translations section. 204.11.189.94 13:02, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

RFV discussion: April–June 2017

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saltwater

As adjective. We need citations of gradable or comparative use. IMO searching for predicate use is likely to generate many false positives. DCDuring (talk) 21:47, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

It is by the way in use in the context of American academic (macro)economics to denote Keynesian and New Keynesian departments on the East Coast and West Coast and the views prevailing there, contrasting with freshwater neoclassical (sort of macro)economics that is centred around the Great Lakes. Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 08:59, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Do you have a specific example? DTLHS (talk) 16:43, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Also, that isn't the definition under challenge. DCDuring (talk) 22:22, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

• It's an attributive adjective derived from salt water, in the same manner as freshwater and fresh water. There are plenty of examples of attributive use, e.g. saltwater crocodile, saltwater swimming pool. I don't think citations of gradable or comparative use are necessary. DonnanZ (talk) 09:09, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Saltwater as a noun would appear to be American usage, and salt water British usage, but the adjective is the same in both British and American English. DonnanZ (talk) 10:08, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

This is a combining form of the noun salt water, not an adjective. —CodeCat 19:19, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 06:28, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

adjective

adjective 
1. containing or involving salt water 
2. living or growing in salt water 
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