Including the Recipients Name in a Sentence
When I write an email, I'll address the email using that persons name. ie: "Dear Mark,", yet never repeat their name again in the correspondence believing they know I'm talking to them. One of my business associates repeats my name in a manner that seems to be insulting or demeaning especially when we are discussing a tenuous point. ie: "I’m just trying to work a solution Tom that you agree with and the entire board agrees with." This style comes across as a style to control the conversation and position oneself in an authoritative manner. Am I misreading this? So far, I've ignore it, yet don't like it.
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I'd find it annoying, too.
- I'd find it annoying, too.
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I agree with you. It's interesting that you noticed it, really, considering your English isn't native.
In Spanish, especially in Mexico, people use the names of those with whom they are speaking, but no such connotation is intended. It's just a habit. As I became fluent in Spanish, I was struck by this habit, but it's obvious that there is no malintent.
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