[Error: unknown template 'qotd']English speakers usually pronounce Moem to rhyme with poem, while it should rhyme with room. The 'oe'-sound in Dutch is similar to the English 'oo'-sound, just a bit shorter.

The name (which is my BookCrossing nickname) comes from a series of books by Finnish writer Tove Jansson about creatures named the Moomins, or Moomintrolls. Moem is Dutch for Moomin. I loved those books as a kid, and still do.