Date:  Fri, 17 Mar 1995 12:27:54 -0600

From:  debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIUC.EDU

Subject: vitae



>A good example of the use, orf lack thereofof accents in English borrowed

>from French is the word in American English that is the equivalent of a

>Curriculum Vitae. Some people write resume with no accents, others

>re'sume with one only on the first e, others resume' with an accent only

>on the second e, and still others re'sume' on both e's. French-speakers,

>at least in France, do not use any of these forms of <<re'sume'>> for the

>word curriculum vitae (CV). It only means a short form, either oral or

>written, or something longer. How do the rest of you spell "resume" in

>English? Is this also a pronunciation issue like Cathy brought up?

>

>Jeff Allen

>jhallen[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]indiana.edu



And some people just write vitae for the sg. as in, "My vitae is enclosed,

and I will be available to meet with you at the MLA in December..." Unless

of course you go to the MLA just to attend the ADS sessions.



Dennis

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