Proper Pronunciation Guide

Stamford

[stæm fɚd]

Tips:

  • Pronounce the vowel in the unstressed second syllable as the weak R-Vowel
    /ɚ/ .

Practice Sentence:

 They drive a Ford and live in Stamford, Connecticut.

Notes:

This same vowel reduction occurs in other unstressed “fords,” such as Stanford University and Hartford, Connecticut as well as in the unstressed “fort” as in “effort.”

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