[X blinks. 'Hey gurl!' is not a phrase he's heard before, and at first, he doesn't know how to answer.
Maybe he should start with what he knows for sure.]
You wouldn't remember that her name is Ann. No one would, not even her. Everywhere it was ever written or recorded, it would get replaced with... yes, let's say A. And yes, calling her anything else, even accidentally, would hurt. The degree of pain is different, though, when it's accidental. It's not so bad.
[He exhales a short, self-deprecating laugh.]
You can probably guess that most people wouldn't choose to give up their name for no reason.
Possessive descriptions, though... I'm not sure. My children can call me their dad, and that works. My wife can call me her husband. You could probably call her your friend just fine. If -- well, if hey gurl is anything like that, then yes, it would probably work.
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Maybe he should start with what he knows for sure.]
You wouldn't remember that her name is Ann. No one would, not even her. Everywhere it was ever written or recorded, it would get replaced with... yes, let's say A. And yes, calling her anything else, even accidentally, would hurt. The degree of pain is different, though, when it's accidental. It's not so bad.
[He exhales a short, self-deprecating laugh.]
You can probably guess that most people wouldn't choose to give up their name for no reason.
Possessive descriptions, though... I'm not sure. My children can call me their dad, and that works. My wife can call me her husband. You could probably call her your friend just fine. If -- well, if hey gurl is anything like that, then yes, it would probably work.