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It's so, so common in American English
to drop the H in 'him'. Like for example,
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"need him" becomes "need-im."
"Saw him" becomes "saw-im."
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"Want him" becomes "wan-im."
Now, you may be thinking, is Rachel
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the only one who does this?
No.
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And just being there whenever you need him.
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He's ready to do miracles.
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And people need him, and we need him.
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Lindsey may be running for vice president but
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they don't need him because the South is going--
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But I saw him do it once.
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I knew was going to be a star from
the moment I saw him as the UPS man.
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Then the next time I saw him he said--
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And his brother-in-law, Ramsey,
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doesn't want him to stay at the house.
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Now I want my dog to come in. I want him
to sit and I want him to stay sitting.
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It's a common reduction so
smooth out your speech with it.
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