# What does calling out someone’s name, and only that, mean in your household?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 15, 2023, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-calling-out-someone-s-name-and-only-that-mean-in-your-household/987083 "2023-07-15T21:09:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-calling-out-someone-s-name-and-only-that-mean-in-your-household/987083/41 "2023-07-21T14:27:13Z")

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this all reminds me of one of my favourtie scenes from the crown. i really enjoy the queen’s response.

[Prince Philip calls sweetie | The Crown #thecrown - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFgVQSO_UQs)

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**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-calling-out-someone-s-name-and-only-that-mean-in-your-household/987083/42 "2023-07-21T15:13:50Z")

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> [@Dinsdale](#):
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> Clearly, you are more intelligent than I! 😃

Well judging by your use of the subject pronoun, you aren’t completely daft!

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