[jasonjei]

Something always bothers me when I see two é's on résumé. Yes, it's probably the correct way of saying it, but neither the English nor the French (not even the French!) use the word "résumé." There's a certain level of douchebaggery when I see two accented é's rather than the term "CV," which is used in France and most of Europe.

[hellomika]

Frenchie here. Résumé is written with two "é". Otherwise it's a typo (e != é).

In french, résumé literally means "summary", and it's anything but a synonym for CV. I'm not sure how it ended up being a borrowed word used that way in US english.

[Mz]

I'm not sure how it ended up being a borrowed word used that way in US english.

Then you probably don't want to know what we did with your word for "shower".*

English is just weird like that, I think.

* Which is the same as the word for "shower" in German. I have some good stories from my childhood about such misunderstandings...

[glenjamin]

Judging by the pronunciation, I can't see how both 'e's can be accented. Unless you say "ray soo may".

[copper]

Um, that's actually how I've always heard it said. How is it pronounced, otherwise?

[glenjamin]

Oh, I'd only heard it as "res oo may", with the first e soft.

[glenjamin]

update: I figured i'd see wikipedia for the answer:

A résumé (pronounced /ˈrɛzʊmeɪ/ REZ-oo-may or /rɛzʊˈmeɪ/; French: [ʁezyme]; sometimes spelled resumé or resume)

The IPA guide has a soft e in the first syllable, but still suggests an accented first e. How odd.

[raganwald]

I pronounce it that way in speech.