Jul 23, 2015 11:27
8 yrs ago
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English term

mentee - does it need an accent mark over e?

English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
mentee - does it need an accent mark over e? and which e then)
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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher

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Responses

+4
33 mins
Selected

no accent

Nome of the many English dictionaries that include this word show it with an accent.
Peer comment(s):

agree Yvonne Gallagher : horrible word anyway!
1 hr
Thanks, Gallagy!
agree Armorel Young : It's like addressee, donee, lessee, amputee, employee, consignee and many more ... no accent required.
2 hrs
Thanks, Amorel!
agree Shera Lyn Parpia
3 hrs
Thanks, Shera!
agree Veronika McLaren
5 hrs
Thanks, Veronika!
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+3
34 mins

mentee

As per MacMillan´s dictionary: a person who is being mentored
A mentee who is positive and prepared can be a bright spot in a day. For this same reason, mentees should avoid complaining excessively to a mentor.

I don´t see a reason for adding an accent anywhere.

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/mentee
Note from asker:
thank you. the reason is the same as with other words in -ee that denote an object of some action
Peer comment(s):

agree Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
agree Jack Doughty : Mentée could only be the feminine form of the participle of "mentir", to tell a lie, in French.
1 hr
agree Veronika McLaren
5 hrs
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