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I can't hear the "to" sound, but is he speaking "to"? Or is it commonly skipped in a spoken English?

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Rebecca

Yes, he is saying "to" here, he is just speaking very fast so it sounds kind of like he skips this word. It is not common to skip words like this in English, however it is common for it to sound like these words are skipped because of how they are blended together when English speakers are speaking fast.

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