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How do you pronounce 'insulin'?

173 replies

UpUpUpU · 30/10/2024 12:12

Sorry it is random! Just been watching a documentary on Lucy Letby and one of the people of there was pronouncing 'insulin' in a way that was making my teeth itch! 😂

How do you pronounce it?

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VioletCrawleyForever · 30/10/2024 12:13

In-shoo-lin

OliviaRodrighost · 30/10/2024 12:15

In-syuh-lin

The same way I’d pronounce insulate but “in” instead of “ate”.

(I’m Scottish if that makes a difference)

Muchtoomuchtodo · 30/10/2024 12:15

Inn suh lin

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ridingfreely · 30/10/2024 12:15

In-suh-lin

welshweasel · 30/10/2024 12:16

In-syoo-lin

OhshutupSimonyounobhead · 30/10/2024 12:16

In-Shuh-lin

Been a Nurse for 30 years so don't tell me i have been wrong all this time!

amoreoamicizia · 30/10/2024 12:16

In-suh-lin (without a "shuh" or "syu" for me).

BobbyBiscuits · 30/10/2024 12:17

In-sur-lyn. Or maybe in-sa-lin?

LolaJ87 · 30/10/2024 12:17

In-Suh-Lin.

NapTrappedAgain · 30/10/2024 12:17

In-shuh-lin here

Spirallingdownwards · 30/10/2024 12:17

OhshutupSimonyounobhead · 30/10/2024 12:16

In-Shuh-lin

Been a Nurse for 30 years so don't tell me i have been wrong all this time!

Yes it appears you have

SirSidneyRuffDiamond · 30/10/2024 12:19

In-syuh-lin

I'm from the SE with what used to be known as an RP accent.

UmopapIsdn · 30/10/2024 12:20

In-syoo-lin

LuLuRN · 30/10/2024 12:20

In si lin

Rolypolyup · 30/10/2024 12:21

The In-shoo-lin way grates on me.... I'm in the in-suh-lin club 😆

autumngirlxo · 30/10/2024 12:21

In-syuh-lin

Opaque58 · 30/10/2024 12:21

UpUpUpU · 30/10/2024 12:12

Sorry it is random! Just been watching a documentary on Lucy Letby and one of the people of there was pronouncing 'insulin' in a way that was making my teeth itch! 😂

How do you pronounce it?

How did they pronounce it ?

Opaque58 · 30/10/2024 12:21

Spirallingdownwards · 30/10/2024 12:17

Yes it appears you have

How should it be pronounced?

puddingpour · 30/10/2024 12:22

Ins-yuh-lin

Redflagsabounded · 30/10/2024 12:22

Ince you lin

MrsSkylerWhite · 30/10/2024 12:22

In-syu-lin

therewasafishinthepercolator · 30/10/2024 12:22

Inn - suh- lin

I'm N. Irish.

Used to be a nurse and I've only ever heard it pronounced Inn - suh - linn.

I'm not going to settle myself until I hear it pronounced with the SH sound. I just can't 'hear' it in my head. 😀

Redflagsabounded · 30/10/2024 12:23

There's no h. Why are people adding one to make sh?

I can understand different accents making suh or syou, but can't get my head around sh.

User364837 · 30/10/2024 12:24

People putting a “sh” sound in the middle of it are blowing my mind!

not something I say often but inn-Syu-lin surely? (But the Syu is very slight)

User364837 · 30/10/2024 12:24

Redflagsabounded · 30/10/2024 12:22

Ince you lin

Yes this is a better way of putting how I say it!

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