In Reply to: When and wny did people start putting accent marks posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on November 11, 2026 at 12:24:51
From Google AI:
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When used as a noun meaning a job history summary, both résumé (with two acute accents) and resume (with no accents) are correct.
• résumé (with accents): This is the traditional spelling retained from its French origin (résumé), where both e's have acute accents (é) to show they are pronounced like "ay".
• resume (without accents): This is the most common spelling in American English and is heavily preferred for modern job applications because it avoids issues with applicant tracking systems (ATS), online forms, and file-naming glitches.
• resumé (with one accent): This single-accent spelling is generally considered incorrect or nonstandard in English.
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