Send Me No Flowers (1964)
2 questions
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Starring: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Paul Lynde
Continuity mistake: When Doris Day is talking on the phone on the patio, Rock Hudson is hiding behind the shrubbery watching her. She turns her head around and looks his way and he ducks but she already would have seen him. (01:22:30)
George Kimball: You mean there's nothing I can do?
Arnold Nash: There is one thing.
George Kimball: What?
Arnold Nash: Confess, and ask her to forgive you.
George Kimball: Forgive me? For what?
Arnold Nash: For having an affair.
George Kimball: When I'm not having one?
Arnold Nash: That's right.
George Kimball: Look, I've heard of guys lying out of it, but I'd be the first guy to lie into it.
Answer: Continually repeating someone's name while speaking to them is a common tactic that keeps them focused on what you're saying, can build rapport, seems friendlier, etc. It can also have the opposite effect, making one appear condescending, disingenuous, or even deceitful.
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