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Rebecca Makkai

@rebeccamakkai

Pulitzer finalist for THE GREAT BELIEVERS; new novel, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, out now. Artistic Director at @storystudio. ADHD. Daughter of a refugee.

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Rebecca Makkai
@rebeccamakkai

5 months ago

Who the hell is out there teaching people to say "MEM-wahhhhh" for memoir? Like, that's not even close to French, if that's what you're going for. This pronunciation exists at the precise intersection of pretentious and wrong.