diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c53436b..d7e215d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "michie"
 version = "0.2.12"
 edition = "2021"
-description = "An attribute macro that adds memoization to a function (rhymes with Mickey)"
+description = "An attribute macro that adds memoization to a function (sounds like Mickey)"
 repository = "https://github.com/mobusoperandi/michie"
 license = "MIT"
 keywords = [
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd2dbb1..2e16533 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ![Recent downloads](https://img.shields.io/crates/dr/michie)
 [![CI status](https://img.shields.io/github/workflow/status/mobusoperandi/michie/ci/master)][ci]
 
-michie (rhymes with Mickey) — an attribute macro that adds [memoization] to a function.
+michie (sounds like Mickey) — an attribute macro that adds [memoization] to a function.
 
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