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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

The use of "invigilator" in AmE

Hi

I just read in a book that the word invigilator is not used in American English -- Americans use "proctor".

Could you please give me your take on this?

Tom
  

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I just read in a book that the word invigilator is not used in American English I believe that's true . -- Americans use "proctor". I don't know, In the older British universities, proctors are not invigilators.

— Clive

  • I just read in a book that the word invigilator is not used in American English I believe that's true .
  • -- Americans use "proctor".
  • I don't know, In the older British universities, proctors are not invigilators.
  • Instead, they are more broadly responsible for undergraduate behaviour.
  • Clive
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I just read in a book that the word invigilator is not used in American English I believe that's true.

-- Americans use "proctor". I don't know,
In the older British universities, proctors are not invigilators. Instead, they are more broadly responsible fo
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Mr. TomI just read in a book that the word invigilator is not used in American English
I've not encountered the term before.
Proctors are people that wander around the room watching the students when they are taking important tests.
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Mr. TomI just read in a book that the word invigilator is not used in American English -- Americans use "proctor".
I'd say that's correct. (I first encountered the word in the book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.")
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