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From: David Nadler <dnadler@linex.com>
Subject: Re: plural of "curriculum vitae"
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> 'Resumes' is not UK English.  The consensus of several replies both
> posted and e-mailed was that anglicised plurals 'curriculums vitae' or
> 'curriculum vitaes' were awkward as was the pedantic but technically
> correct Latin plural 'curricula vitarum'.  The majority vote was to go
> with 'curricula vitae' despite it being poor Latin.  That is what I
> decided to do, even though it meant foregoing the opportunity to display
> my erudition.
> 
> Mike Page

It's a pity that you had to choose between the pedantic
"curricula vitarum" and the incorrect "curricula vitae":
CV's, while a little short and informal, does finesse this
problem.

Why is it that we in the U.S. were willing to borrow the
French word while you in the UK were not?

dn
