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In Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary I found that the phrase "I say" used to attract someone's attention is considered to be old-fashioned. So what phrases are used instead of "I say" today to attract someone's attention (in informal and formal speech)? Is "Listen" all right as an informal way of addressing a person you know well?
E.g. Listen (I say - old-fashioned?), Jane, why don't we meet up at the weekend?
E.g. Listen (I say - old-fashioned?), Jane, why don't we meet up at the weekend?