ibuprofen: do you pronounce it "eye-byew-profen", "eye-bee-profen", or something else?

[Pohemi]

I can't even say that lol

 

[Charmonium]

uhh-see-duh-minnow-fin

That deserved at least a quote.

 

[brianmanahan]

How? How do you go to eye-bee when the letters are ibu?

i have no idea, but this guy (and a few people i know in real life) say it like that.

in this video he says it within the first few seconds, and many times after that:

 

[Charmonium]

It's still easier to pronounce than fe-brew-airy. Until recently, I've never noticed anyone pronouncing the "r." But then, it's not the sort of thing I would notice anyway. 'Round these parts it's feb-you-airy.