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211. How to pronounce Serious vs. Series
Episode 211

211. How to pronounce Serious vs. Series

The InFluency Podcast

April 22, 20223m 20s

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Show Notes

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/

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