>And would someone please explain how Brett Favre's surname came to be
>pronounced "farv"? (shouldn't the r and the v swap places?)

I vaguely recall some Sports Broadcasting Personality of the day spending much of Favre's early career willfully pronouncing it "Favré", either to Be Colorful or possibly because he specifically wished to annoy the name's owner. I don't remember who it was, though. Not Keith Olbermann.

(Similarly, Will Smith of tested.com is fond of pronouncing fragile "fragîlé", a habit which reached its apotheosis in one Tested Mailbag segment wherein he announced the receipt of a "fragîlé packáge". :)

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