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IT'S PRONOUNCED 'RAFE' PEOPLE!!!

posted 10 years ago by Fosth101
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C'mon!

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[–] hubcap18 9 years ago

I was going to see if there was a thread about this. Because of his last name beginning with "F," when his name is pronounced, it always sounds like Ray Fiennes.

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[–] WoodCheese 9 years ago

Why is it "Rafe" when there's an "l" in his name?

[–] BourbonKing (5778) 2 years ago

Colonel has an "L" in it but it's not pronounced

[–] Fosth101 9 years ago

It's an old-English pronunciation of the name. It's in the trivia section too

[–] Si86 9 years ago

Because he's a pretentious twat. My name is Simon but I don't go around saying it's pronounced 'see-mon' like the French say it. Actors do tend to be pretentious but he's more than most are.

[–] Alphabet1234 9 years ago

Well, you should ask his parents that question 

[–] IMDB-Officer 9 years ago

Why is it spelt Ralph then?