This is an entry about a word that I’ll never use but like the sound of, if only I could figure out how to say it

Let’s play Jeopardy! The answer is “sphygmomanometer.” I was reading feeds from ehow.com, and one of them was entitled “How to Check Your Blood Pressure With a Sphygmomanometer.” I spent the next minute or two trying to say that word. I think I’ll stick with “that thing the doctor takes my blood pressure with.”

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