David Burnstine is a name consisting of two separate words. The first word, "David," is spelled /ˈdeɪvɪd/ in IPA. The "D" is pronounced similar to the "D" in "dough," while the "a" is pronounced like the "a" in "cat." Similarly, the second word, "Burnstine," is spelled /bɜːrnstain/ in IPA. The "b" is pronounced like the "b" in "boy," while the "u" is pronounced like the "ir" in "bird." The word is commonly spelled with two n's in place of the m, making it Bernstein.