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The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film) on DYK

On 4 August, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

-- Scott e^iπ 18:41, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Big Brother (USA season 7)

Please read the discussion page before making changes to Big Brother (USA season 7) again. Comments were placed in the article for a reason, which you would've known had you read the talk page. The information contained within the Big Brother (USA season 7) article is based on live feeds, not CBS's airing of the show. Thanks. --Mr. Brown 02:12, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Importance of Being Earnest

You unwisely reverted all my changes in this article from "Ernest" back to "Earnest". The title of the play is The Importance of being Earnest. Earnest is an adjective [1] meaning eager or willing, open etc. Ernest is a Christian name. The point of the play is that the lead character John Worthing invents a new identity and uses the name "Ernest" in town and "Jack" in the country. At the end of the play, he discovers that his real Christian names are indeed "John" and "Ernest", which gives rise to the punch line in the play's last line "...I’ve now realised for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest". In other words, it's a pun on Ernest/Earnest, a mild joke which audiences would have found quite charming. A more detailed reading of the play might prove useful. see the Complete text of the play. Thanks. Orbicle 21:58, 22 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Boulez pronunciation

The pronunciation guide there for Boulez was chosen after a discussion on the talk page. If you believe it is pronounced differently, please leave your thoughts at Talk:Pierre_Boulez#Pronunciation. - Rainwarrior 19:35, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Talk page use

Comments left by others on your talk page should not be edited (or removed), even if you consider the conversation to be finished. See Help:Talk page. Talk pages are places of public discussion, and must also be a record of that public discussion. - Rainwarrior 21:04, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

(Also, though you should not edit or delete others' comments, you should feel free to reorganize, archive, or otherwise clean them up as long as you leave the information intact.) - Rainwarrior 21:53, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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