How do native English speakers say "all of them"?

Native speakers reduce "all of them" to "alladem" (/ˈɑːlədəm/) in natural speech. every single one of a group of people or things

all of them → alladem | Elision

Q: What is the connected speech form of "all of them"?

"all of them" becomes "alladem" — a elision pattern. In fast speech, the 'of' is often completely dropped, and 'them' reduces to 'em' or 'dem', changing the sound significantly. This combination makes the phrase sound like one word.

all of them → alladem /ˈɑːlədəm/ Elision

every single one of a group of people or things

In fast speech, the 'of' is often completely dropped, and 'them' reduces to 'em' or 'dem', changing the sound significantly. This combination makes the phrase sound like one word.

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all of them → alladem

/ˈɑːlədəm/

every single one of a group of people or things

In fast speech, the 'of' is often completely dropped, and 'them' reduces to 'em' or 'dem', changing the sound significantly. This combination makes the phrase sound like one word.

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Example 1

I took all of them home with me.

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Example 2

Did you finish all of them already?

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Example 3

You really ate alladem cookies by yourself?

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Example 4

We gotta call alladem back by end of day.

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Example 5

Just throw alladem away, they're broken.

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all of them → alladem