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Deepuji Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Please look at the following

 I found on the internet several articles using this. Like, for example

Source: http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2014/06/meet_josh_earnest_obamas_new_m.html

Article headline: The importance of being Josh Earnest: Obama's new press secretary takes a more-honey-less-vinegar approach to job.

What is the difference between

1.The importance of being Josh Earnest and The importance of Josh Earnest.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/09/being_obama_matters_96900.html

Article headline: The Importance of Being Obama

What is the difference between

The importance of being Obama and The importance of Obama.

Thank you.
  

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The man's name is "Josh Earnest" and the headline is a play on the name of a famous play, The Importance of Being Earnest. "

— BarbaraPA

  • The man's name is "Josh Earnest" and the headline is a play on the name of a famous play, The Importance of Being Earnest.
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The man's name is "Josh Earnest" and the headline is a play on the name of a famous play, The Importance of Being Earnest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest

In normal circumstances, we wouldn't say "The importance of being Joe Smit
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