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"    Q: My husband is awesome in many ways, but he has this annoying habit of giving mono-syllabic answers all the time, like &amp;quot;Uh-huh.&amp;quot; I try to ignore it, even though it irks me. What is up with the &amp;quot;uh-huh&amp;quot; stuff? A: I dunno (don&amp;#039;t get annoyed, that&amp;#039;s three syllables). Actually, I do this with Karel all the time. Next time he does this, stop before you get grumpy, and take an inventory of what is going on around him: Is he working on something? Talking on the phone? Watching a game? When Karel gets annoyed with me about for this it usually coincides with me doing something like writing blog posts, or sitting down for the first time all weekend to watch the Eagles further embarrass themselves. I&amp;#039;m trying to provide for the family (or have a few hours of relaxation) and the next thing I know she&amp;#039;s asking me about window blind options. In my moment of split attention I say, &amp;quot;Uh-huh,&amp;quot; and the next thing I know I&amp;#039;m fighting over whether I&amp;#039;m paying attention to what she&amp;#039;s asking. It&amp;#039;s very vexing. So next time he gives you the old mono-syllabic (or actually double-syllabic in the case of &amp;quot;uh-huh&amp;quot;) brush off, make sure you&amp;#039;ve chosen to an appropriate time to have that specific conversation, or just hold off until the Eagles throw another interception. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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