File this one under Things That Change Everything. JK Rowling revealed on Twitter that we've all been saying Voldemort's name wrong for years.

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It Turns Out We’re All Saying ‘Voldemort’ Wrong

File this one under Things That Change Everything. JK Rowling revealed on Twitter that we’ve all been saying Voldemort’s name wrong for years.

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September 10, 2015

File this one under Things That Change Everything.

Tom Riddle. The Dark Lord. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. He may go by a lot of names, but it turns out we’re all saying the most common one wrong: Voldemort.

JK Rowling was mentioned in a tweet yesterday involving the correct pronunciation of the Dark Lord’s name.

@Universe_Box One piece of Harry Potter trivia I always forget to mention: the “t” is silent in Voldemort, according to @jk_rowling.
— Michael Lucero (@mhenrylucero) September 9, 2015

JK Rowling replied to the tweet, confirming its content.

… but I’m pretty sure I’m the only person who pronounces it that way. https://t.co/HxhJ5XY5HP
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 9, 2015
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Whoa. What? All these years of reading Harry Potter books … all those films transfixed by the sneer of Ralph Fiennes … I just don’t know what to think anymore.