How do native English speakers say "get 'em"?

Native speakers reduce "get 'em" to "geddum" (/gɛɾəm/) in natural speech. get them

get 'em → geddum | Assimilation

Q: What is the connected speech form of "get 'em"?

"get 'em" becomes "geddum" — a assimilation pattern. The 't' sound in 'get' often changes to a quick 'd' sound (a flap) when followed by 'em' (a reduced form of 'them'). This makes the 'them' part less clear, blending into 'geddum'.

get 'em → geddum /gɛɾəm/ Assimilation

get them

The 't' sound in 'get' often changes to a quick 'd' sound (a flap) when followed by 'em' (a reduced form of 'them'). This makes the 'them' part less clear, blending into 'geddum'.

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get 'em → geddum

/gɛɾəm/

get them

The 't' sound in 'get' often changes to a quick 'd' sound (a flap) when followed by 'em' (a reduced form of 'them'). This makes the 'them' part less clear, blending into 'geddum'.

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Example 1

I need to get 'em before they close.

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Example 2

Did you get 'em all?

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Example 3

Let's go get 'em!

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Example 4

I gotta geddum squared away today.

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Example 5

We need to geddum before they scatter.

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get 'em → geddum