Question about usage of names and social convention

[Alina Israeli]

Yes, excessive "punctuation" using the addressee's name is not typical 
in either language. Another example that draws attention to the 
addressee is the film "The Parents' Trap" when the exchange twin comes 
to live with the father and she finishes every sentence with "Dad" 
(having never had a chance to say it before). Finally the father asks 
what's wrong with her that she keeps saying "Dad".


greniers at GEORGETOWN.EDU wrote:
> In addition, I have not noticed that Russians address their interlocutor by name more often than Americans do.  In fact, I remember someone--perhaps John Stewart--analyzing Sarah Palin's interview style and showing how she kept saying "Charlie" to the reporter, so it must be a question of individual differences in the US.  What do other SEELANGers think?
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