Comments on: Learn how to spell résumé http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/ tagline goes here Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:12:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jard http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-281802 Jard Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:30:15 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-281802 Nope, not doin' it. I'm way too American to put more than one accent over a letter per word. Don't care if it's wrong. American English makes it's own rules, and if enough of us say no to this French nonsense, then it will become the vernacular of the people and it will become the new accepted correct spelling. Oh..... wait, it already is. BYE GRAMMAR NAZIS! :D Nope, not doin’ it. I’m way too American to put more than one accent over a letter per word. Don’t care if it’s wrong. American English makes it’s own rules, and if enough of us say no to this French nonsense, then it will become the vernacular of the people and it will become the new accepted correct spelling. Oh….. wait, it already is. BYE GRAMMAR NAZIS! :D

]]> By: paul http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-243563 paul Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:19:02 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-243563 Hey Mohandas, E.E. Cummings <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.E._Cummings#Name_and_capitalization" rel="nofollow">spelled his name with capital letters</a>. Only his poetry was lowercase. Hey Mohandas, E.E. Cummings spelled his name with capital letters. Only his poetry was lowercase.

]]> By: Mohandas Grande http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-243559 Mohandas Grande Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:06:49 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-243559 Sorry, but I would take you more seriously if you capitalized your name in the header and page title. Who do you think you are, e.e. cummings? ass. Sorry, but I would take you more seriously if you capitalized your name in the header and page title. Who do you think you are, e.e. cummings? ass.

]]> By: Dez http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-243072 Dez Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:17:07 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-243072 I agree with Mr. Schreiber. The word in question should be spelled résumé, but let’s discuss why. Without the accents, “résumé” becomes “resume”, which means “to begin again”. “Resume” has a silent “e” on the end of it, making the first “e” long as in “Pete”. To make “resume” into “résumé”, you must put accents over each “e”, creating the short “e” sound as in “bed”. I’m a professor, but I used to be an elementary teacher. So, I know these things. Hope this helps! Class is dismissed. I agree with Mr. Schreiber. The word in question should be spelled
résumé, but let’s discuss why.

Without the accents, “résumé” becomes “resume”, which means “to begin again”.

“Resume” has a silent “e” on the end of it, making the first “e” long as in “Pete”.

To make “resume” into “résumé”, you must put accents over each “e”, creating the short “e” sound as in “bed”.

I’m a professor, but I used to be an elementary teacher. So, I know these things.

Hope this helps! Class is dismissed.

]]> By: Tony http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-229516 Tony Wed, 27 May 2009 20:18:25 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-229516 Someone should tell Webster's dictionary that they incorrectly state that resume and resumé are correct variants! Who does the dictionary think they are, trying to tell us how words are spelt, I mean spelled. Someone should tell Webster’s dictionary that they incorrectly state that resume and resumé are correct variants! Who does the dictionary think they are, trying to tell us how words are spelt, I mean spelled.

]]> By: Gloria Cantens http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-210050 Gloria Cantens Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:41:07 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-210050 Without the accents, it's a diffrent word: "to take up -- or begin -- anew" As in" "to resume conducting business." Without the accents, it’s a diffrent word: “to take up — or begin — anew” As in” “to resume conducting business.”

]]> By: purpleorange http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-196996 purpleorange Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:37:11 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-196996 thanks!! ;-) thanks!! ;-)

]]> By: saforrest http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-65992 saforrest Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:49:01 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-65992 They're only called umlauts in German in a few other languages. In French, it's called a diaeresis, e.g in Noël (Christmas) or Michaëlle Jean (Canada's Governor-General). They’re only called umlauts in German in a few other languages.

In French, it’s called a diaeresis, e.g in Noël (Christmas) or Michaëlle Jean (Canada’s Governor-General).

]]> By: Rachel http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-65274 Rachel Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:27:45 +0000 http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#comment-65274 People of the word - did you mean 'world'? ;) Sorry, couldn't resist - and yes, I agree, but where English is the lingua franca (oh the irony) of the world, things like using accents - let alone the right ones, or even knowing what they're called - seem strange to so many people. My bugaboo is also know as the 'little dots' syndrome... umlauts, people, they're called umlauts! Language is such a limitation anyway... People of the word – did you mean ‘world’? ;) Sorry, couldn’t resist – and yes, I agree, but where English is the lingua franca (oh the irony) of the world, things like using accents – let alone the right ones, or even knowing what they’re called – seem strange to so many people. My bugaboo is also know as the ‘little dots’ syndrome… umlauts, people, they’re called umlauts!

Language is such a limitation anyway…

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