Graham, I didn't mean to be as dismissive as perhaps I sounded.
But fundamentally, it's an exercise that, while it stretches the brain to find ways of transforming the polysyllabic into the monosyllabic, can only diminish the original; and - for me, the killer - without creating anything worthwhile in its own right (as for instance a parody might do).
Still, I'm glad you liked the two replacements that you mention. I must admit, I thought them quite snappy myself.
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