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Okay, one way English in crazy.
These four phrases can all be
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pronounced the same way in conversation.
THEM and HIM reduce to the sounds [əm].
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I hid him.
I hid them.
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The T and the D sound the same
if they're between two vowels.
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So I HIT HIM becomes [aɪ hɪd əm].
I HIT THEM becomes [aɪ hɪd əm].
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So let's look at some sentences.
I hid him under the stairs.
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Hid him, [hɪd əm].
I hit him in the eye.
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Hit him, [hɪd əm].
I hid them from my brother.
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Hid them, [hɪd əm].
I hid him from my mom.
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Hid him, [hɪd əm].
Hit him, hit them, hid him, hid them.
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