Phonetic abbreviations?

[dr_mabeuse]

"Casual" is often truncated for slang use into a word that sounds something like "cazh"

I wanted to use this is a story, but having a character say "Strictly cazh." seems kind of bizarre. On the other hand, "Strictly cas." makes no sense.

Maybe I should just skip it?

 

[champagne1982]

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I'm guessing your character often speaks in the venacular, have him say; "Strictly cas'," he gestured to his tshirt which in her opinion was other than simply casual, it was downright 'work clothes' standard. Or;
"Strictly cas'. I can't ask you to give up all your guys for me."

The apostrophe after the cas' indicates the word is abbreviated in speech as in, don', d'ya see? When I read cas' I pronounce it as the first syllable of the word casual.

I hope that's clear as mud.

 

[KillerMuffin]

I think you're better of spelling it phonetically and whacking on the apostrophe. "Strictly cazh'."

If I didn't know you were talking about casual already, I would have no idea what you meant by cas'. It's also American slang for the most part. Your international audience wouldn't know how to take it. However, doing it phonetically and then using some method of explaining it in the narrative would make it understandable in context.

"Sure, I'll come, what should I wear?"

"It's strictly cazh' my man."

"I'm wearing my Grateful Dead T-shirt!"