плеер, alias плейер

I mean, yes, a language has to evolve, and expand, and borrow words and all that. But why can't the source be a regular human tongue, rather than this ineffable abomination that's all schwim and diphthongs?

This is an old picture (24 часа, 6/11/2004):

And here's a newer one (a retailer's catalogue):

Click on it for the whole page, where it says плеъйр four times and плейър twice.

… et ça continue ! Another retailer's catalogue: