211. How to pronounce Serious vs. Series

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/