Point 2 is not directed at you nor your original post. It's impartial. Point 2 is the bulk of linguistics. And I implore you to read this again

Yes they're making a mistake because Lake-say sounds weird. But imagine in two decades, they may be correct because Lake-say became a staple hung over food in London and everyone says Lake-say. It's been anglicized and spread all over the world. Are you correct or are they correct?

The reason I'm able to "gaslight" you is because you only can see from you and your perspective alone. In essence, you're still not over about thar salesperson who condescendingly spoke you down despite you knowing that anglicized version of faux

Alright NYE eh :)