How do native English speakers say "i told him"?

Native speakers reduce "i told him" to "i told 'im" (/aɪ toʊld ɪm/) in natural speech. I communicated information to a male person.

i told him → i told 'im | Elision

Q: What is the connected speech form of "i told him"?

"i told him" becomes "i told 'im" — a elision pattern. In casual or fast speech, the 'h' sound at the beginning of words like 'him' is often dropped, especially when it follows a consonant sound. This makes the speech flow more smoothly.

i told him → i told 'im /aɪ toʊld ɪm/ Elision

I communicated information to a male person.

In casual or fast speech, the 'h' sound at the beginning of words like 'him' is often dropped, especially when it follows a consonant sound. This makes the speech flow more smoothly.

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i told him → i told 'im

/aɪ toʊld ɪm/

I communicated information to a male person.

In casual or fast speech, the 'h' sound at the beginning of words like 'him' is often dropped, especially when it follows a consonant sound. This makes the speech flow more smoothly.

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Example 1

I told him yesterday that I couldn't make it.

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Example 2

Did you tell him about the meeting next week?

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Example 3

She said I told him everything he needed to know.

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Example 4

I told 'im to just send the email later.

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Example 5

Yeah, I told 'im it wasn't a good idea.

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i told him → i told 'im