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Monday, May 11, 2015

French words: reconnaissance, Renaissance, resumé (C.V.)

reconnaissance - gathering information (for example, scouts from an army) NO double nn and double ss
Renaissance - rebirth - period of revival in European art and culture NB single n and double s
resumé - not the same as resume which means re-start or go back to an activity
a resumé is the American term for what the British call a curriculum vitae, which is Latin for the list of your life - vitae as in vital signs
the short term for curriculum vitae is c.v.

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