Pronunciation of the English word serials.
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1. | Some people watched TV serials every evening. | |
2. | They have watched TV serials this evening. | |
3. | Daytime serials were "soap operas," because manufacturers of laundry soap advertised there. Cowboy movies were "horse operas" by extension. Soap operas came to be called "soaps"; and horse operas, "oaters." |