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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'z'er son
doing? |
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