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mentee - does it need an accent mark over e?

English translation: no accent

11:27 Jul 23, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: mentee - does it need an accent mark over e?
mentee - does it need an accent mark over e? and which e then)
danya
Local time: 19:11
Selected answer:no accent
Explanation:
Nome of the many English dictionaries that include this word show it with an accent.
Selected response from:

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 13:11
Grading comment
thank you
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4no accent
Martin Riordan
5 +3mentee
Susie Rawson


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
no accent


Explanation:
Nome of the many English dictionaries that include this word show it with an accent.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 13:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mentee


Explanation:
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

Susie Rawson
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you. the reason is the same as with other words in -ee that denote an object of some action


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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