How do native English speakers say "get up"?

Native speakers reduce "get up" to "gedup" (/gɛɾʌp/) in natural speech. To rise from a sitting or lying position, or to wake from sleep.

get up → gedup | Flapping

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

"get up" becomes "gedup" — a flapping pattern. When the 't' sound at the end of a word is followed by a vowel sound at the beginning of the next word, it often changes to a quick 'd'-like sound, called a flap.

get up → gedup /gɛɾʌp/ Flapping

To rise from a sitting or lying position, or to wake from sleep.

When the 't' sound at the end of a word is followed by a vowel sound at the beginning of the next word, it often changes to a quick 'd'-like sound, called a flap.

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get up → gedup

/gɛɾʌp/

To rise from a sitting or lying position, or to wake from sleep.

When the 't' sound at the end of a word is followed by a vowel sound at the beginning of the next word, it often changes to a quick 'd'-like sound, called a flap.

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Example 1

I need to get up early tomorrow.

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Example 2

Could you please get up from the floor?

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Example 3

What time do you usually get up?

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Example 4

Hey, gedup, we're gonna be late!

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Example 5

I couldn't gedup all morning, felt so tired.

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get up → gedup