Stip confusing plot reasosn with real life reasons. I beleive Yerssot wamted the plot reasons, which I have given.
In real life, GL often makes little one-word tweaks while shooting to give films more character. Hence him telling the Neimodians to say 'Droidekas'
Like wise, he told Liam Neeson to say 'Dioxin' instead of 'Gas' at the start of the film. The book and script still say 'gas' because it was a spur of the moment change.