I feel compelled to do this

Southerners are masters at making one syllable words two. I pronounce red ray-ed so I've been told. LOL
Well I grew up in Jacksonville and I've been told, tha further north you go in Florida, The More Southern it is! I pronounce red Rojo, down here, if I'm asking fer hot sauce! But from my speech, it's Ri-ed. As long as anything but Reid.... lol