How do native English speakers say "about it"?

Native speakers reduce "about it" to "aboudit" (əˈbaʊɾɪt) in natural speech. concerning or relating to something

about it → aboudit | Flapping

Q: What is the connected speech form of "about it"?

"about it" becomes "aboudit" — a flapping pattern. When the 't' at the end of 'about' comes before a vowel sound, it often changes to a soft 'd' sound (like in 'ladder'). This is very common in American English.

about it → aboudit əˈbaʊɾɪt Flapping

concerning or relating to something

When the 't' at the end of 'about' comes before a vowel sound, it often changes to a soft 'd' sound (like in 'ladder'). This is very common in American English.

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about it → aboudit

əˈbaʊɾɪt

concerning or relating to something

When the 't' at the end of 'about' comes before a vowel sound, it often changes to a soft 'd' sound (like in 'ladder'). This is very common in American English.

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Example 1

What do you think about it?

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Example 2

Don't worry about it.

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Example 3

Let's talk about it later.

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Example 4

I'm pretty stoked aboudit, honestly.

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Example 5

Yeah, I heard all aboudit yesterday.

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about it → aboudit