to not be able to spell advisor ( or is that adviser ) ?

[Connaught92]

Just that really . I recently applied for several jobs which had the above words in the job title. It seemed to be split about 50/50 in the job adverts as to which spelling they used.
I was confused as I really couldn't decide which was the correct spelling.
I then noticed that this word comes up a lot in captions on the news and again both spellings crop up.
Has anyone got a good dictionary ? Can anyone be a good advisor/adviser ?

You could always Google it, OP.

The correct spelling is "advisor".

There’s no difference, they’re both accepted spellings.

Or "adviser" apparently.

What a head-fuck.

its not advisOr only
both are correct.

yabu you could've googled.

I personally use "adviser", but either is correct.

I've always understood that adviser is British English and advisor American English. As they are used interchangeably, either is okay. Just make sure your application uses the spelling in the advert.

According to Fowler's both are correct, Adviser is predominantly British and deemed preferable.

I did wonder if it was a British or American spelling thing. In the end I did as another poster suggested and used the same spelling as the advert.

My job title includes the word adviser advisor always looks wrong to me even though I know it’s also correct. I was going to say it was the same as carcass/carcase (which I also use in my job, lucky me) but now I’ve googled they have slightly different meanings.

Really helpful telling someone to Google - of course they could Google, but sometimes it's good to start a conversation about something to canvass opinion.

No matter what one you use someone on MN will call you a stupid cunt for using the wrong one, and not give a second thought as to if you have a learning disability.

Both are correct, neither is predominantly US or British English. I love that English sometimes gives us two bites of the cherry!

I did get offered one of the jobs. It was with a British company and their advert went with advisor.

Yay, well done!

I have always used adviser. My US colleagues use advisor.

I'm an advisor and I spell it advisor but wouldn't be bothered by adviser! It's a two spellings word.

I get a little angry about this as it is in my job title. Technically:

Adviser is the English spelling
Advisor is the American spelling

The industry I work it also uses both spellings.

I’m an advisor

“Many publications don’t much care how the title bearer writes the title: they go with their preferred style. Although the U.S. government refers to advisors in discussion of the National Security Council and reference to the National Security Advisor, national news organizations overwhelmingly prefer adviser in the same contexts.”

^ from Merriam-Webster, a solid US dictionary site. It really does seem like there is variance in both countries. More here:

www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/advisor-vs-adviser-who-will-win

Advisor looks better to me but they are interchangeable!

Having been an Adviser for 19 years it is Adviser. I am English and advise organisations in the UK.

About 3 years ago the government changed it to Advisor (on their contracts) but everyone just ignored it and carried on with Adviser. They capitulated and new contracts are back to Adviser.

They are both 'correct'. In British English we tended to always use 'er' endings but more recently the US English version 'or' has taken hold. Personally, as a former Adviser I prefer the British English spelling. 'Or' just looks wrong

I've been a Legal Advisor twice, one for a trade union firm and once at government legal. I prefer adviser personally.

I work for a major government dept and the preferred spelling is adviser although either is accepted.