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Sentence #245094

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blay_paul blay_paul September 9, 2010 September 9, 2010 at 2:23:28 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Does this really need a 'Mr.' ? In plain speech, I would have though it would not be unusual to refer to someone by their family name alone.

blay_paul blay_paul September 10, 2010 September 10, 2010 at 6:04:27 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

> It's much more common in English to prefix a family name with
> "Mr." or similar title.

Doesn't the preference, and lingual tradition, of the addressee come into it?

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Yamanaka looks young for his age.

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Mr. Yamanaka looks young for his age.

edited by CK, September 8, 2010