the "bumbury" in Oscar Wildes "The importance of being earnest"
ToneZone666
What does "bumbury" or "bumbriest" mean (please explain a little bit...)? Both
terms were mentioned in the play of O.W. I couldn't find it in any dictionary.
Thanks in advance
Georg.
Matti Lamprhey
The name is "Bunbury", in _The Importance of Being Ernest_ by Oscar Wilde.
It's simply the name given to a fictitious person, an appointment with whom
can be used as an excuse for declining an unwanted invitation.
Matti
John Dean
ToneZone666 <tonez...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Hi
That's 'Bunbury' which is sometimes used as an alternative title for 'The
importance of being Earnest' or 'Bunbury oder Wie wichtig es ist ernst zu
sein' or even 'Bunbury oder Von der Bedeutsamkeit Ernst zu sein'
A summary of the play, including the significance of being Bunbury is at
http://www.boekverslag.com/theimportanceofbeingearnest.htm
--
John Dean -- Oxford
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Lamprhey" <ma...@totally-official.com> posted:
So should I actually say Bunbury, or do I have to come up with a name
of my own!?
>Matti
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Matti Lamprhey
> >> bit...)?
> >
> >Wilde. It's simply the name given to a fictitious person, an appointment
> >with whom can be used as an excuse for declining an unwanted
> >invitation.
> >
> So should I actually say Bunbury, or do I have to come up with a name
> of my own!?
That depends, of course, solely upon whether you wish your literate
acquaintances to believe your excuses or to acknowledge the quality of your
library.
Matti
John Dean
Matti Lamprhey <ma...@totally-official.com> wrote in message
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> > of my own!?
>
> That depends, of course, solely upon whether you wish your literate
> acquaintances to believe your excuses or to acknowledge the quality of
your
> library.
>
> Matti
Oooooh! I wish I'd said that, Oscar.
Matti Lamprhey
> Matti Lamprhey <ma...@totally-official.com> wrote...
> > <meirm...@erols.com> wrote...
> > > >
> > > So should I actually say Bunbury, or do I have to come up with a name
> > > of my own!?
> >
> > That depends, of course, solely upon whether you wish your literate
> > acquaintances to believe your excuses or to acknowledge the quality of
> > your library.
>
You may, John -- you may.
Matti