Chantey Lass, f'goodness sake find a better excuse for getting mad at yourself than pronouncing things the way people around you pronounce them. : )

My father-in-law is from Massachusetts, although he has lived here in Michigan for many years now. One of the first times I was at his home, he kept mentioning that he needed to go to Lenid. For the life of me I couldn't think of a Lenid, Michigan. Leonard, however, is just a few miles from his place. But then I guess he needs to save up rs for when he refers to things like Marr Bell, the telephone company.