Huh?

I'm sitting here in my big, manly, comfortable, black leather poppa chair in my living room, happily thinking I changed the oil in my car last week. When I told My Lady Wonder Wench she said, "No, you changed the oil in my car last week." I said, "Huh?" She said "Go check the little sticker they put on the windshield." I did. She was right.
I'm glad I said "Huh?" instead of starting an argument. "Huh?" is very seldom the last word in a discussion. It's usually the start of double checking something. It's a good word..."Huh?" Because lots of times double checking instead of starting a fight is a very good idea. It's not a word we use to start a fight. It just says, "your idea surprises me, and I need to check it out."
"Huh?" is not only a good start to checking out a fact, it's also the most under used word in our language. The most over used word is, "Well." Almost any time a person is answering a question, the first word out of his mouth is, "Well. "What's the weather going to be like tomorrow Joe? Well...sunny if it doesn't snow." My friend Al had an operation a while ago, and I asked his doctor if he's ok. The doctor said, "Well...he's going to get well."
Well is the most over used word in the language. But the word that definitely needs more using is, "Huh?" And don't forget the question mark. It's "Huh?" "Huh? Is a very important word. It bedevils lots of important people. Because lots of time, it starts an important double checking of what they call their obvious facts.