Got yelled at for how I say Bantam LOL

I was talking to my fiance about getting some more bantams because they are my favorite thing in the world, even if one ends up being A jerk to people they get a pass because of how small they are And I only get them for pets because I love them Comma especially the little roosters They're just perfect in every way you can fight me on that.

However I get corrected a lot for how I say Bantam, and I get on my Nana's nerves frequently for it LOL Instead of saying bantam I say banty.. don't know why I just started saying it when I was little I like saying it so I can continue to say it, unless I'm talking to someone that doesn't know what they are I'll just call them what I like which is banty.

Of course I'm not mad no one's mad it's just lighthearted, I've only ever met one person who was very serious about correcting my pronunciation of things and I just ignored them, I grew up in the Appalachians of North Carolina anyway so half the things I say aren't pronounced right LOL