I had to chime in and say that I too would ignore it. I think it could just be habit. I say that because for a while, I did that kind of thing to my H periodically on the phone..."Okay, talk to you tomorrow, hon." And, I was consciously trying not to...since that was definitely not good DBing!
Just my $0.02!1
Me 39 H 36 S 7 S 4 T 15 M 12 H out 8/1/08 OW confirmed 8/6/08 D final on 6/12/09...I'm doing good!