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Originally Posted by SSJup81
What if you're introducing yourself to a group of people?
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Doesn't matter how many people you are talking to. If you say "（Name）と申します" or "(Name)です", everyone knows
whose name it is. When the listener(s) should know
who you are referring to, you drop the pronoun.... that is if you want to sound natural (and proper) to the native speaker.
My English looks ok, doesn't it? That's because I'm observing its rules and trying to meet the general expectations of its native speakers. If I started writing English by translating word for word from Japanese, I don't think you would even bother to read my posts. Should I try and write my next post without using pronouns?
So it's the same thing. We won't laugh at you if you use lots of pronouns in Japanese. But you sure will sound 'strange'.