Variations exist but one version is the right one.
I've noticed there could be multiple pronunciations for the usual bacteriostatic water. How do you say the name?
How to properly pronounce Hospira
Summary
how do you pronounce Hospira bacteriostatic water
Forum users offer several pronunciations for Hospira, ranging from hos-pee-ruh and hoss-pye-ruh to Ho-SPY-ra, with some joking it sounds like outta stock or expensive water. Non-native speakers suggest pronouncing it literally as written. Side comments drift into song references and alternative reconstitution products in glass vials.
What this discussion establishes- Multiple pronunciations debated including hos-pee-ruh and hoss-pye-ruh
- Literal spelling suggested by non-native English speaker
- Jokes tie the name to stock issues and high cost
- One user prefers glass vials with benzyl alcohol and checks for COA
Whether the name should be said like the written spelling or altered like typical English vowel shifts
Nothing here is advice.
16 replies · 14 people
I say it like outta stock or why is it so damn expensive, basically the same as hospital though.
hos-pee-ruh feels exciting and foreign to me, while hoss-pye-ruh just reminds me of that Oak Ridge Boys Elvira song.
↳ replying to @WarmAnchor55 (opening post)
exactly how id say it
↳ replying to @PatientBeacon15
Giddy up, um-poppa mow mow!
Not being a native English speaker makes this simple: just say it the way it's spelled. We don't shift vowels constantly the way English does.
↳ replying to @SlowAnchor19
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I located a mixing fluid that contains benzyl alcohol. It comes packaged in glass vials and that suits me. The spot sits close to where my son lives in Ohio. I plan to check whether they include a certificate of analysis like the last one did.
↳ replying to @PatientBeacon15
Fantastic, now I'm stuck working through the whole night at this forward position, with that melody looping endlessly through my thoughts. Yippee-ay, oom-pah oom-pah ma ma...
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