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To Who?
When You Can’t Even Pronounce Your Own Last Name
It’s very often a “Who’s On First” situation.
My husband and I are apparently the only two people in the U.S. with our last name.
This makes it extremely easy to find me online because there’s only one Michelle Teheux. There were tons of Michelles with my maiden name, including one lady who really loved her teddy bear collection. (I did not necessarily want anyone to think I was her; sorry for being a bit judgy.)
But now, you google my name and (for better or for worse!) there I am. I pop right up. It’s handy. You can find all my work since 2006 (the year we got married) except for the things I’ve written under a pen name.
There’s just one problem with this name: I cannot pronounce it.
I have never had a good ear. I fail to appreciate the difference between music played on a fine stereo system and the low-quality stuff chugged out on an mp3 player. (Much to the chagrin of my audio engineer husband!) I cannot pick up the subtleties that would allow me to reproduce an accent well, either, which is why I suck at picking up my husband’s languages.
Still, you’d think after nearly 16 years of marriage, I’d manage to correctly…
