'Si-down!'

An example of elision from the clip is “sit down” becoming “si-down,” where the /t/ is omitted from "sit."

Other examples of elision in English include:

"I am going to" often becoming "I'm gonna."
"Next week" pronounced as "Nex' week."
"Camera" often pronounced as "Camra."
"Suppose" becoming "S'pose."

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