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trim it out
A surprising number of people seem to use it as a punctuation point in some of the meetings I attend.
Very strange, because in normal conversation people wouldn't say "David, thank you, I have no points David, however David, should something arise this afternoon from my next meeting David, then I'll get the points into an email for you soonest, David."
I think it started as a way to remember who you were talking to - keep using it long enough and you remember it - but it gets out of control..............................