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Americans
often drop the H in the pronouns he, his, him and her. This is because the basic information is understood--the listener knows that the sentence is about a man or woman.
Americans do this when speaking casually about half the time. It is
unconscious--most people do not even realize they are dropping the H. Practicing this rule can improve your listening abilities.
Use
the sentences below to practice removing the H in pronouns. Notice that
the S in "his" is actually a Z sound (it's the same in "is"). The
pronunciation of reduced "he" is written with "ee" because this does
need to be a long E sound. Review
rules of casual speech.
After practicing with the sentences below, try this conversation.
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Written English |
Spoken English |
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| What's his name? or What's her name? |
What's'iz name? What's'er name? |
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| What did he do? |
What did'ee do? |
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| How did he do that? |
How did'ee do that? |
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| What if he comes early? |
Wha'di'fee comes early? |
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| Who is he working for? |
Who iz'ee working for? |
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| Where did he go? |
Where did'ee go? |
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| I like working with him. |
I like working with'im. |
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| That's his office. |
That's'iz office. |
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| That's her desk. |
That's'er desk. |
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| How did her interview go? |
How did'er interview go? |
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| What day is her birthday? |
What day iz'er birthday? |
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| How is her son doing? |
How iz'er son doing? |
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