Hadar Shemesh breaks down two easily confused words: serious has three syllables and ends with an S sound, while series has two syllables and ends with Z. Series works as both singular and plural, so "Breaking Bad is an awesome television series" and "There are so many television series" are both correct.
Hey guys, what's up? It's Hadar. And this is the accent's way, your way to finding clarity, confidence and freedom in English today. I'd like to talk to you about the two words serious, as in I'm being really serious right now, and series, as in a television series. Serious and series. And if you stick around, I'll also add a few words about the use of the word series in plural and singular form. So stick around. So the word they both begin the same. Siri. Siri. So it's an S sound going to a high E. So pull the lips and push the tongue forward. The body of the tongue almost touches the upper palate. It's a tight, tense sound. C. Then you round your lips for the R. Lift the tongue up. R. And then you push it again for another high E sound. C. Re. It's not Siri. Siri. It's Siri. Then to pronounce the word serious, you relax your tongue to a schwa sound. Serious. And then you close it with an S. Serious. Serious. Since there are two vowels that they connect. Then you almost hear an intrusive Y sound in the middle list. It helps us connect the two sounds. Serious. Serious. The word series, on the other hand, ends with the Z sound. Series. So you close it with a Z sound, although it's spelled with an S. Okay. Series. Series. Series. Three syllables, Serious. Two syllables, series. All right, now let me tell you one thing about the word series. A lot of people ask me how to use this word in plural form. So here's the thing. The word series is both singular and plural. It all depends on how you use it in context. So, for example, I can say, I think Breaking Bad is an awesome television series, singular. And I can also say, there are so many television series I'd like to watch, but I just don't find the time for it. Okay. Plural form. And the pronunciation is absolutely the same. Serious and serious. Alright, that's it. I hope this was helpful. Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't yet, and come on over to my website to check it out and get a lot more practices and free content. So I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching and I'll see you next week in the next video. Bye.
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