A couple more things I can do without...

[vakkotaur]

Changing of the 'r' sound to an 'a' sound
This may be in for some, but it just sounds stupid. "Gangsta" isn't the only one, merely perhaps the most annoying. Even companies that ought to be somewhat respectable fall down and name their products stupidly, like "Whiskas" cat food. Why is this a neat idea? You know where one hears this most often? From young children that haven't yet gotten a good grasp on language and pronunciation! Why copy that? Do people want to sound like they're clueless? Is that it?

Changing an 's' to a 'z' in a name
This was one reason I didn't go see Antz. If it could be that stupid in the title of the film, I really didn't want to risk any of my money and time on the rest of the film. Yes, I know it was about "Ant Z" but the cutesy attempt at titling didn't say that. I see the z-for-s in some products now. This is doesn't inspire much faith in them. Why would I trust "productz" from people who name things like they were script kiddies or pirated software traders, er, traderz?

Comments

[spoothbrush.livejournal.com]

Changing of the 'r' sound to an 'a' sound

I see no problem with this, provided that you're a) my grandfather or someone similarly from the Boston area, or another area that's got a non-rhotic dialect, and b) that you still *spell* your words right. It *sounds* fine, it just *looks* idiotic.

Of course, given my dialect/idiolect, this view oughtn't to be surprising.

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

If it's part of an accent or regional dialect, I have no problem with it. It's when those who don't have reason to do it do so anyway that bugs me.