Timeline for Ph.D. adviser or Ph.D. advisor?
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| Feb 10, 2013 at 6:35 | comment | added | mako | I think the posts above suggest that "advisor" is more common in the US. But it doesn't sound like it matters very much. | |
| May 1, 2012 at 14:54 | comment | added | user1247142 | I think you typed your first comment wrong, it should be "Maybe British English only uses 'advisEr' ". And this will end our discussion because I dont care if people call it Financial Advisor or Adviser in America, both are acceptable for me. | |
| May 1, 2012 at 8:45 | comment | added | aeismail | And as a counterargument: The Grammarist gives examples of UK papers preferring "adviser." | |
| Apr 30, 2012 at 7:01 | comment | added | user1247142 | michigan-proficiency-exams.com/… | |
| Apr 30, 2012 at 5:40 | comment | added | aeismail | It's not. Maybe British English only uses "advisor," but Americans use both variants. | |
| Apr 29, 2012 at 20:34 | history | answered | user1247142 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |