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Kooyeen Posted 18 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Get him! Get them!
Hi,
I often have a hard time distinguishing betwen him and them (when they are 'im and 'em respectively).
Get 'im!
Get 'em!
I often understand from the context. The fact is that 'im should have a vowel like in pin, and 'em a vowel like in pun. But since they both come before a nasal sound (m, n), there's that shift that makes all reduced vowels before them sound like the vowel in pin. - (Ex: stay-shun ---> stay-shin # an orange ---> in orange).
So I often hear "Get 'em" sound like "Get 'im".
Is it just me? Thanks
I often have a hard time distinguishing betwen him and them (when they are 'im and 'em respectively).
Get 'im!
Get 'em!
I often understand from the context. The fact is that 'im should have a vowel like in pin, and 'em a vowel like in pun. But since they both come before a nasal sound (m, n), there's that shift that makes all reduced vowels before them sound like the vowel in pin. - (Ex: stay-shun ---> stay-shin # an orange ---> in orange).
So I often hear "Get 'em" sound like "Get 'im".
Is it just me? Thanks
Top answer
No you are not alone. Same thing happens to me too but it is just a matter of practice. Well, my situation may be a bit worse.
- No you are not alone.
- Same thing happens to me too but it is just a matter of practice.
- Well, my situation may be a bit worse.
- I hear "Charlie" as "Johnny".
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No you are not alone. Same thing happens to me too but it is just a matter of practice. Well, my situation may be a bit worse. I hear "Charlie" as "Johnny".
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DollWell, my situation may be a bit worse. I hear "Charlie" as "Johnny".LOL! I mishear lyric
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To me they're the same. Geddum. Nevertheless, I suppose in slower speech him is a little more like im. In your place I wouldn't strain myself trying to produce a lot of difference between um.
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