renard2
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And as I said before, repeating the person's name is also unnatural.
Agreed. Say it once, then leave it. If being polite is a concern, one could use modals (could, would, should) rather than addressing over and over.
For example:
"Could you tell me that again?"
Rather than:
"Sir, can you tell me that again?"