Saturday, January 22, 2005, 02:48 GMT
How do Americans pronounce these words?
''serious'' and ''Sirius'' in the American accent.
Saturday, January 22, 2005, 03:33 GMT
serious - "seer-yus"; Sirius - "see-ree-yus." But it may be different for other Americans
Saturday, January 22, 2005, 04:54 GMT
Same here.
mjd 
Saturday, January 22, 2005, 06:30 GMT
Saturday, January 22, 2005, 06:30 GMT
I'd pronounce them both the same way.
Saturday, January 22, 2005, 08:15 GMT
I pronounce them both seer-ree-yus.
Saturday, January 22, 2005, 16:11 GMT
They sound the same to me.
Sunday, January 23, 2005, 04:12 GMT
it's [siri:..s] for both for me.