him → 'im | Elision

Q: How do native English speakers say "him"?

Native speakers reduce "him" to "'im" (/ɪm/) in natural speech. A masculine singular object pronoun, referring to a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

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

"him" becomes "'im" — a elision pattern. The /h/ sound in 'him' is frequently dropped in natural conversation, especially when it follows a verb or preposition. This makes 'him' sound like 'im' (/ɪm/).

him → 'im /ɪm/ Elision

A masculine singular object pronoun, referring to a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

The /h/ sound in 'him' is frequently dropped in natural conversation, especially when it follows a verb or preposition. This makes 'him' sound like 'im' (/ɪm/).

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him → 'im

/ɪm/

A masculine singular object pronoun, referring to a male person or animal previously mentioned or easily identified.

The /h/ sound in 'him' is frequently dropped in natural conversation, especially when it follows a verb or preposition. This makes 'him' sound like 'im' (/ɪm/).

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I saw him at the store.

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Example 2

Could you give him this message?

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Example 3

Did you tell 'im the news?

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Example 4

I'll catch up with 'im later.

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Example 5

Why'd you give 'im my number?

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him → 'im