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Narrator: Today's word is "Service" — noun, pronounced /ˈsɜːvɪs/, with the stress on "ser".
Narrator: A service is help or work provided to customers, or a system that supplies something people need.
Narrator: In plain English, it is helping or providing for people.
Narrator: It comes from Latin servitium, slavery or service.
Narrator: A common collocation is "customer service", which describes helping buyers.
Narrator: It differs from "product", because a product is a thing, while a service is work done.
Narrator: In a second sense, a car service is a regular check-up, and a church service is worship.
Narrator: Business, government, software and religion all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: service means doing for others.
Speaker A: How was the restaurant?
Speaker B: Brilliant SERVICE! From Latin servitium.
Speaker A: Friendly staff?
Speaker B: And quick.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "My car needs a service", motoring. "The bus service is excellent", transport. "A memorial service", church.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it with "-ice", "service".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Assistance is its cousin, support its twin, and help an alternative — yet service keeps its helpful charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "service" in AI prompts — useful for support and software design.
Speaker A: How for support?
Speaker B: Replies.
Prompt: Write a customer service reply apologising for a late delivery with a voucher.
Speaker A: And software?
Speaker B: Structure.
Prompt: Split this backend into a user service and an order service with clear responsibilities.
Speaker A: Could it help cars?
Speaker B: Yes, for reminders.
Prompt: Send drivers a reminder when their annual car service is due.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Status pages.
Prompt: Write a status update announcing a service outage and expected fix time.
Service — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary