Comments on: Learn how to spell résumé http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/ tagline goes here Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: saforrest http://paulschreiber.com/blog/2007/09/02/learn-how-to-spell-resume/#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-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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