Whenever I hear an adult* speak of the author "Ronald Dahl", I shudder inwardly. It just makes me crazy. "Roald" really is the name, of course; people don't recognize it as a name, assume it can't possibly be that, and substitute the more familiar name. I understand why it happens, but I can't be sympathetic at all.
*I give kids a bye on this one, but also make a point of saying the name correctly, so they learn. I don't always do that with adults, because the touchier ones resent the correction.
