Running two words together with an "r" in the middle

[Glitterblue]

This drives me crazy! I just saw an advert for Bella and Duke dog food. Not only do they talk about "Bellarand Duke" during the advert, they also sing "Bellarand Duke" at the end 😤😤 It makes me want to put my foot through the TV so I thought perhaps I should have a rant instead! How hard is it to separate "Bella" and "and"?!

@DuesToTheDirt

It's not laziness, it's done by analogy with words that do contain a spooken /r/ historically, but which is now pronounced only when they precede a vowel (and is retained in the written form). For instance, in a non-rhotic accent:

Dear. (no /r/ pronounced)
Dear Abigail (/r/ pronounced)
More. (no /r/)
More and more (first /r/ pronounced)

This leads to the analogical pronunciations
idea. (no /r/)
idea of (intrusive /r/ pronounced)
Law. (no /r)
Law and order (intrusive /r/ pronounced)

So I don't really understand this. The R on the end of Dear should not be silent. And if those that say it silently are capable of saying the R when they say Dear Abigail. Why can't they say it without Abigail...