Proper Pronunciation Guide

York

[jɔ͜ɚk]

Pronounce the letters “or” as the R-Vowel Diphthong
/ɔ͜ɚ/—like the vowel in the word “more”—and be sure to fully diphthongize the vowel so that it ends in
/ɚ/ . Be careful not to pronounce the vowel as
/ɔ/ or /o/.
Be sure to pronounce the initial letter “y” as the consonant glide
/j/—and not as
/ʒ/ or
/ʤ/.
Be sure to pronounce the final consonant
/k/, exploding it lightly.

	They're moving from New Jersey to New York.
	Oh, the grand old Duke of York He had ten-thousand men; He marched them up to the top of the hill, And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up, And when they were down, they were down; And when they were only halfway up, They were neither up nor down. (A well-known Mother Goose nursery rhyme)