Books·Posted on May 15, 2017Sorry, But You Have Been Pronouncing Roald Dahl's Name Wrong This Whole TimeJames and the Giant WTF?by Crystal RoStaff Writer LinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail If you were ever a child, then there's probably a 99.999998% chance you know who Roald Dahl is. I-CO-NIC. But did you know Roald Dahl's first name isn't pronounced like "ROLLED" (or however you'd phonetically write that out)? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF It is actually pronounced "ROO-ALL"!!! If you don't believe me — and, really, why should you — check out this VERY CLEAR pronunciation from Dahl's short-lived TV show called Way Out: View this video on YouTube youtube.com Yes, Dahl ALSO had a TV show that he hosted. It was kind of like a Twilight Zone-esque anthology series. My immediate thoughts: "ROO-ALL! RUE-ALL?! Like RuPaul, but without the P?!" Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF And thus concludes today's lesson in a random bit of history. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF