Public Whispering
Whispering load enough in public for people to hear you while still pretending the converstaion is private. (Usually used when you are afraid the stranger you are talking about thinks what you are saying is mean when, in fact, it's not.)
John: *Whispering* "Steve, do you see that guy over there?"
(Then John sees the "Hat Guy" notice that John is whispering about him.)
John: *Public Whispering* "I love his hat."
{Note- When public whispering, the whisperer is only making sure that the subject of talk knows the conversation isn't gossip.}
(Then John sees the "Hat Guy" notice that John is whispering about him.)
John: *Public Whispering* "I love his hat."
{Note- When public whispering, the whisperer is only making sure that the subject of talk knows the conversation isn't gossip.}