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Comma Start Alan Put Hand Understand Vocational Case

Front
should there be a comma at the start here?

Alan, put your hand up if you do not understand
Back yes. why? Because Alan is in the vocational case (being addressed directly)

similarly:

Where do you think you are going, you little devil
Absolutely, John, get your skates on. 

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