That really annoys me. It that actually the pronunciation of his name, or are people just stupid?
2007-11-22 05:49:01 · 15 answers · asked by super.rissa 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
By the way, it IS spelled Favre.
2007-11-22 05:54:07 · update #1
His name is pronounced FARVE and spelled Favre. Gotta understand, he's from Louisiana, as in a lot of creole and french names. His name is an american pronunciation of a French name. The r isn't in front in the absolute correct way to say it, but the French swallow their r's so its the closest we can come with our ( american english ) natural pronunciation pattern.
2007-11-22 06:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by Buy Sam a Drink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brett Farvenugen
2007-11-22 05:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's dialectal pronunciation. If you are from his region of the country Louisiana I believe you would know how to pronounce his surname correctly which I'm assuming is of Cajun origin. When a surname is pronounced by people from another region of the country as a whole it loses its correct pronunciation to the generic literal English pronunciation. It's like when Newt Gingrich's(the former Speaker of the House and pundit) surname Ging-rich instead Gingrick which is the proper Pennsylvania German pronunciation. )Newt grew up in Pa. and transplanted to Georgia later.)
2007-11-22 07:27:46 · answer #3 · answered by dutch132004 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, let's see.
Brett Favre has always stated that the given pronunciation of his surname is exactly how people pronounce it on television.
So it shouldn't annoy you because it IS correct.
(Proof: All you have to do is listen to him pronounce his name on NBC if the Pack get lucky and get another Sunday Night Football game this season.)
2007-11-22 05:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
It is truly pronounced Brett "Far-ve." A pronounciation of a name/word doesn't have to be exactly how it is spelled.
2007-11-22 06:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by King © 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't bother me a bit. I couldn't care less how his name is pronounced.
2007-11-22 07:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by stan l 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its brett farve
2007-11-22 05:52:31 · answer #7 · answered by Dreamer! 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think after all the years he's played in the league they are saying it right.
2007-11-22 06:10:11 · answer #8 · answered by Mr. Man 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why should it annoy you, it's not your name. I went to school with someone who's last name was LeFebvre (pronounced LeFever)
2007-11-22 06:55:28 · answer #9 · answered by madd texan 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no that's how they pronounce it. It annoys me too, I thought I was the only one.
2007-11-22 06:01:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋