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211. How to pronounce Serious vs. Series
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3 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
English words can be really confusing sometimes.
In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names.
This week we’re going to talk about the words ‘serious’ and ‘series’.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
serious: si-ɹee-uhs [IPA:], or si-ɹee-y’s in connected speech
series: si-ɹeez [IPA:]
You can watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/serious-series/
If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/
You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://hadarshemesh.com/50-most-mispronounced-words/
Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/
In these how-to-pronounce episodes published on Fridays, I’ll help you with the pronunciation of confusing words and common names.
This week we’re going to talk about the words ‘serious’ and ‘series’.
Here’s a loose transcription of the words as explained in the episode:
serious: si-ɹee-uhs [IPA:], or si-ɹee-y’s in connected speech
series: si-ɹeez [IPA:]
You can watch the video version here: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/serious-series/
If you want to improve your accent and understand spoken English better, download my free American Accent audio crash course: https://hadarshemesh.com/audio-accent-course/
You can also download an interactive list of 50 of the most mispronounced words in English and master the pronunciation of those tricky words: https://hadarshemesh.com/50-most-mispronounced-words/
Join our Facebook community to connect with non-native English learners from all over the world: https://hadarshemesh.com/influency-community/
Released:
Apr 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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