November 21, 2001 at 12:00 am #14407
Jada21044
Participant
You said it: a name is very personal. I find it impolite to use someone’s name in the presence of strangers who could be listening. You never know the intention of strangers. So, out of respect for the person I’m talking to, I don’t call them by name. If I were to holler their name to everybody, that would show that I don’t care who knows them. They know I know their name.