Robservations #1225
As soon as I realized I was saying "conquered" instead of Concord, I started pronouncing it as it's spelled. I was born in Syracuse, which everyone there pronounces "Sara-cuse" instead of "Seer-a-cuse" (as the world outside pronounces it, and as the "y" would indicate). I go with the latter.
I keep wondering how they would get that pronunciation from the spelling. I had no idea it was the "native" pronunciation!!