Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Username

chas.owens

Member Since

April 16, 2009

Total number of comments

3

Total number of votes received

7

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Latest Comments

Resume, resumé, or résumé?

  • September 15, 2010, 10:35am

Yeah, that was a typo (and isn't it vitae not viae?). As for it not making a difference, it can make a difference if you don't get the interview in the first place because of it. Now, as a programmer, I doubt it would cost me an interview; however, it might cost an English professor one.

Resume, resumé, or résumé?

  • September 15, 2010, 8:26am

Peter Messervy, where did you learn that CV is Chapter and Verse? I was always told it was curriculum vita.

Resume, resumé, or résumé?

  • April 16, 2009, 9:26pm

I am the one who originally asked this question, five years ago. It amazes me that it is still getting comments. For the record, I use résumé and I type "é"s with alt-e+e on a MacBook Pro (or as é in HTML)