Written english question

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Which of the following lines is correct, when written in a job offer?
Is there a difference between British and American english?
I recently had a discussion about this in the office...


...invite applications...

or

...invite applicants...



Thanks in advance!
 
I'd say the latter as in "invite applicants to reply..."

applications are things, so it would be hard to invite them
 
You would need to see it in the context of the sentence,either could be correct,you could invite people to submit applications or invite applicants to apply.I'm almost certain that there would be a difference in GB or the US.
 
The whole sentence is: The ... Research Group invites applications / applicants for a Research Position - PhD Student (Salary Scale...).

We are really not sure about how it should be written correctly and about 50 % of the persons in the office prefer option a) and the other 50 % vote for option b). :)
 
In that sentence it should be applications because your not inviting applicants to anything unless your inviting them to apply.
 
They will be applying for a position therefore they should be addressed as "applicants". An application is something you fill out. Once you fill it out you become an applicant. But in this case you should omit "applicant" because it doesn't sound right as they are not applicants until after they submitt and application.

Option 1: The ... Research Group invites the submission of applications for a Research Position - PhD Student (Salary Scale...).

Option 2: The ... Research Group is inviting persons to apply for a Research Position - PhD Student (Salary Scale...).

*Spoke with my wife, an English Major, and the above options will both be correct.
 
Fraser said:
Yanks and Brits are separated by a Common Language.
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I think it has to do more with the English in GB comes from the Old English,where ours is a blend of English and German with a few words thrown in from other cultures.
 
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