Brill

A shortened version of the word "brilliant". I don't get it. Why would you shorten an awesome word to a word that sounds awkward when you say it? Brill. It has the same effect on me as the word "rural". It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Plus, it rhymes with other hate-able words like "fer rilll" (as in "for real") and "grill" (as in teeth).