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Anjanesh Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Exact spelling of resume

0 I understand that resume (bio-data, CV) is a french word ? 02br
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00Résumé or Rèsumè or someother (Or does only one of the e's have that slanted line on top) ? 02br
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0 OED says it spells as "résumé", but Webster says it could be "résumé", "resume" or "resumé" (Microsoft Word Spellchecker negates the use of "resumé", though). 02br 02br 00paco 0-

  • 0 OED says it spells as "résumé", but Webster says it could be "résumé", "resume" or "resumé" (Microsoft Word Spellchecker negates the use of "resumé", though).
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0 OED says it spells as "résumé", but Webster says it could be "résumé", "resume" or "resumé" (Microsoft Word Spellchecker negates the use of "resumé", though). 02br
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The correct spelling is "résumé", as it is a noun deriving from the French verb "résumer" (="summarise/-ize"). Hence, résumé = summary / summarised/-ized (masculine), i.e. a summary of one's professional life.
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Since when does English have accents on imported words? How many people would be able to find them on an English keyboard layout (requires pressing 3 keys at once) or even understand what they are for.
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Since always.

à propos
à la mode

À la carte
déjà vu

aide-mémoire
Apéritifs
Attaché (as in military)
bon appé***
café
cliché
Papier-mâché
raison d'être

...........and the list goes on and on and on and on and on and on. :-)

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How do you get that little thing on alphabets? What is it called? somebody tell me how to do it.
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Going out on a limb here I will make two assumptions:
1. You mean within a computer interface and you are using Microsoft Windows
2. I know what the heck you mean by "that little thing on alphabets"
It's called charmap (Charater Map) and can be accessed through the start menu:
Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Charater Map
or by simply typing
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Specifically to get the é hold the alt button down and type 1 3 0. Then let go of the alt button.

alt 138 = è

alt 136 = ê

alt 144 = É

alt 160 = á

alt 133 = à

alt 131 = â

alt 135 = ç

alt 128 = Ç
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For a simple accent, as would be found in resume, when using MS Office and a few other programs you can also press Ctrl + ' + the desired letter.
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You can also (in MS Word) go to "Insert", then "Symbol", then look for the proper letter with the accent (be sure to use the right font, or else you'll repeat the process).
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Ctrl +', A

or E or i etc.

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