the idear is... And my good friend refers to his wife as Reeterann.

this is not unknown in NYC, either.. sometimes we add a R, sometimes we drop it, and sometimes we do neither.. of course i can't think of a single example, because it all sounds normal to me.. except of course for the famous archie bunker one... turlit.. toilet- which i don't say, but i certain heard often enough as a kid, (and still hear from older NYer's)