contractions galore

Have you ever noticed that some people say the word "Abso'ly?" As in, "That's abso'ly marvelous! I was abso'ly amazed." Of course, several times a night and several nights a week, Conan O'Brien uses the word "Mus'al." As in, "Our mus'al guest for the evening is..."

Have we suddenly become midshipmen? Fo's'wain's 'a th' bo'sl, Cap'n!