How do you pronouce "resume"
My question: people pronouce "resume" differently, because of their different accents or different conditions?
I have seen there are 3 kinds of phonetic symbol about "resume", respectively [ri'zju:m], [.rezju'mei] and [ri'zu:m].
The first two, I always heard from English movies and records.
Mostly, [.rezju'mei], I heard of it when subjects were finding a job in office, meaning it was always considered as the summary.
As to [ri'zju:m], I heard of it more as a verb.
The last one, [ri'zu:m], I did not heard much, or maybe I mixed it up with the second one.

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How do you pronouce "resume"
My question: people pronouce "resume" differently, because of their different accents or different conditions?
I have seen there are 3 kinds of phonetic symbol about "resume", respectively [ri'zju:m], [.rezju'mei] and [ri'zu:m].
The first two, I always heard from English movies and records. 
Mostly, [.rezju'mei], I heard of it when subjects were finding a job in office, meaning it was always considered as the summary. 
As to [ri'zju:m], I heard of it more as a verb.
The last one, [ri'zu:m], I did not heard much, or maybe I mixed it up with the second one.

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resume - [rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey]
              - a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.

resume-  [ri-zoom]
           - to continue

Hope this helps

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I think you may be confusing two different words: resume and résumé. Maybe that is why you are hearing different pronunciations and seeing different phonetics. The first means to continue while the second is similar to Curriculum Vitae.

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resume - (re+zu+mey) = rezumey :)

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Hi Lei Chen,

The word "resume" has two different meanings.  The pronunciations are different for each meaning.

"[.rezju'mei]" means "履历".  This word is borrowed from French, and is sometimes spelled "résumé".

"[ri'zu:m]" means "重新开始".

I hope this helps.

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