How Do You Pronounce Brett Favres Last Name?
Sportscasters and fans alike, when talking about Brett Favre, pronounce his last name as “Far -Ve.” But if you pause for a moment to look at the spelling of his last name, you will notice it does not seem to match up with the pronunciation. So how should his name be pronounced and is there a correct way? Metathesis occurs with many words in English and other languages. Some examples in English include “comfortable” pronounced as “comfterble,” “spaghetti” pronounced as “pasghetti,” and “asterisk” pronounced as “asteriks.” Metathesis is a controversial linguistic phenomenon. Some linguists believe metathesis is primarily the result of speech errors and childrens’ talk, and is not a regular process. Other linguists believe metathesis can be a regularly occurring process of phonology that affects only a small number of words or forms in a particular language.
