Addressing and referring to Splinter

[Scandia]

I think they only refer to him as just plain "Splinter" when talking about him without his being there. There are a few exceptions:

- the first word said by a Turtle was "Splinter"
- a Turtle in the first movie shouts "SPLINTER!" from a rooftop

I suspect it was Leo who spoke first and Raph who shouted it.

Usually it is just said in the third person. Such as in season 3 of the OT, the Turtles are in the van and realize that they forgot something. They are not sure what it is that they left behind- and then they all realize it and shout "SPLINTER!".

[jenna]

Originally Posted by Scandia

I suspect it was .....Raph who shouted it.

Actually this moment in film 1 is one of the many errors made in the film. The turtle we see on screen is Michelangelo, but the voice crying "Splinter" is Raphael.

[TMNT-Leonardo]

Well, in any martial arts, you're suppose to refer to your teacher as "Master". That's how I refer to mine.