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Subject:Re: SUMMARY: Resume vs. cv From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Wed, 15 Mar 1995 09:18:04 -0700
On Tue, 14 Mar 1995, Mark Levinson wrote:
> Only two people told me that a resume and a cv are the same thing. Of
> course, people with that opinion have less incentive to respond than
> people who believe there is a difference to explain. A Webster's was
> quoted: "Webster's allows the use of any or no diacritical marks in the
> word 'resume,' and lists 'curriculum vitae' as a synonym."
I found this interesting because I am constantly running into people who
believe that a synonym always means "the same". Not so. In most cases,
a synonym is a narrowing or a broadening of a term. It offers a more
precise way of expressing a thought. But it does NOT always mean "the
same thing."
RoMay Sitze People are persuaded more
rositze -at- nmsu -dot- edu by the depth of your conviction
than the height of your logic,
More by your enthusiasm
than any proof you can offer.
-author unknown-
