American English

Why do Americans put in the accents on the word "résumé" and other random words (often in the wrong places)? Don't they realise that up to half of the words in the English language come from French, so why do they choose to use accents only for a few select words? I don't see them talking about going to the "théâtre".

So what other things make American English retarded?

Words only have accents in English if there's a need to clarify that a certain vowel is pronounced and not silent. The last e in "résumé" is pronounced; without the accent you could get the idea that the e sound is dropped as it is in "resume" (to continue).

Other examples include "passé" and "animé."