There are 2 words in the english language that when ending in F the F
is pronounced as a V.  "Of" is one of the words..what is the other
one?

Dear bigguy1:

The word is: thereof.

Source: http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?Word=of&typeofrhyme=perfect&org1=syl&org2=l

Search Strategy:

   rhyming dictionary

I hope this helps!

Best Regards,
blader-ga

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Clarification of Answer by blader-ga on 14 Aug 2002 11:12 PDT

In response to the below comments:

Hereof and whereof, yes, are also legitimate words. In fact, thereof,
hereof, and whereof are three words that fit your condition, and are
the only three.

"OF is apparently the only commonly used word in which F is pronounced
like a V. The only other words with this property are HEREOF, THEREOF
and WHEREOF [Mark D. Lew]."
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:TmyvnTGCe8IC:members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words3.html+only+word+other+than+%2Bof+%2Bf+pronounced+%2Bv&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Thanks to dexter and grimace for the sharp eye!

Best Regards,
blader-ga

Well, if "thereof" is legitimate, then should not "hereof" be equally
as useable?  It seems to me that there would be many prefixes to add
to "of" to get the same effect.  Is there a word not containing "of"
that could satisfy the user's question?

Not meaning to argue, but am curious,
dexterpexter

Not to mention 'whereof'...

Here's a comment I found:

"OF is apparently the only commonly used word in which F is pronounced
like a V. The only other words with this property are HEREOF, THEREOF
and WHEREOF [Mark D. Lew]."
http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:TmyvnTGCe8IC:members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words3.html+only+word+other+than+%2Bof+%2Bf+pronounced+%2Bv&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Thanks for commenting on my comment!  I didn't want to step on toes,
but was struck with a sudden curiosity myself.  Glad that you found
Lew's comment on the subject as to prevent me from spending another
hour trying to find words not containing "of"...that were pronounced
with the v at their end.  :)  My search was quite unsuccessful except
to find that Lew isn't technically correct as of is the only word in
the English language ending with f where f is the pronounced as a v,
but there are a suprising abundance of words containing f within them
where f is pronounced (properly) with a v.  But I know what Lew
means... ;)  I would have let it bother me forever...

Thanks,
dexterpexter

basket rhyme: casket?  Certainly is in my accent.