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Hey guys, what's up?
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It's Hadar.
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And this is the Accent's Way,
your way to finding clarity,
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confidence, and freedom in English.
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Today I'd like to talk to you about
the two words: 'serious' as in "I'm
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being really serious right now", and
'series' as in 'a television series'.
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'serious' and 'series'.
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And if you stick around, I'll also add
a few words about the use of the word
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'series' in plural and singular form.
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So stick around.
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So, they both begin the same - 'siri'.
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So, it's an S sound going to
a high 'i', so pull the lips
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and push the tongue forward.
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The body of the tongue almost
touches the upper palate.
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It's a tight tense sound - 'si'.
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Then you round your lips for the R,
lift the tongue up, and then you push it
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again for another high 'i' sound: 'siri'.
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It's not 'seri', it's 'siri'.
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Then to pronounce the word 'serious',
you relax your tongue to a schwa
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sound - 'siri-uh', and then you
close it with an S - 'siri-uhs'.
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Since there are two vowels, they connect,
then you almost hear an intrusive 'y'
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sound in the middle, listen: 'siri-y's'.
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It helps us connect the two sounds.
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Serious.
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Serious.
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The word 'series', on the other
hand, ends with the Z sound: 'siriz'.
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So you close it with a Z sound,
although it's spelled with an S, okay?
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'siriz'.
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'si-ri-y's' - 'si-riz'.
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Three syllables - 'si-ri-y's'.
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Two syllables - 'si-riz'.
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All right?
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Now, let me tell you one
thing about the word 'series'.
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A lot of people ask me how to
use this word in plural form.
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So here's the thing, the word
'series' is both singular and plural.
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It all depends on how
you use it in context.
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So for example, I can say,
"I think Breaking Bad as an
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awesome television series."
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Okay?
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Singular.
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And I can also say, "There are so many
television series I'd like to watch,
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but I just don't find the time for it."
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Okay?
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Plural form.
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And the pronunciation
is absolutely the same.
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'serious' and 'series'.
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All right, that's it.
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I hope this was helpful.
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Thank you for watching.
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And I'll see you next
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