How do native English speakers say "something else"?

Native speakers reduce "something else" to "somethin' else" ([ˈsʌmθɪn ˈɛls]) in natural speech. An additional or different thing.

something else → somethin' else | Elision

Q: What is the connected speech form of "something else"?

"something else" becomes "somethin' else" — a elision pattern. Elision is when a sound is dropped in connected speech. Here, the 'g' sound at the end of 'something' is often omitted, making it sound like 'somethin''. This is common in natural, informal speech.

something else → somethin' else [ˈsʌmθɪn ˈɛls] Elision

An additional or different thing.

Elision is when a sound is dropped in connected speech. Here, the 'g' sound at the end of 'something' is often omitted, making it sound like 'somethin''. This is common in natural, informal speech.

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something else → somethin' else

[ˈsʌmθɪn ˈɛls]

An additional or different thing.

Elision is when a sound is dropped in connected speech. Here, the 'g' sound at the end of 'something' is often omitted, making it sound like 'somethin''. This is common in natural, informal speech.

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I need somethin' else to wear for the party.

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Do you want to do somethin' else tonight?

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Example 3

Could you find me somethin' else from the menu?

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Example 4

This report is due, but I gotta work on somethin' else first.

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Ugh, I'm bored. Let's find somethin' else to watch.

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