How do native English speakers say "how did you find out about it?"?

Native speakers reduce "how did you find out about it?" to "how'dja find out 'bout it?" (/haʊdʒə faɪn.aʊt 'baʊ.ɾɪt/) in natural speech. In what way or by what means did you discover this information or event?

how did you find out about it? → how'dja find out 'bout it?

Q: What is the connected speech form of "how did you find out about it?"?

"how did you find out about it?" becomes "how'dja find out 'bout it?" — a reduction pattern. This common reduction features 'how did you' becoming 'how'dja' due to assimilation and linking. The 't' in 'out' can be elided or become a glottal stop, and 'about it' reduces to ''bout it' with a flapped 't'.

how did you find out about it? → how'dja find out 'bout it? /haʊdʒə faɪn.aʊt 'baʊ.ɾɪt/ Reduction

In what way or by what means did you discover this information or event?

This common reduction features 'how did you' becoming 'how'dja' due to assimilation and linking. The 't' in 'out' can be elided or become a glottal stop, and 'about it' reduces to ''bout it' with a flapped 't'.

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