I don't like
Ernest that much, but I do like its homophony with
Earnest. The thing that would put me off using it EVER is
Ernie which I find awful. Ugly, old mannish and forever linked to the most irritating television character ever...
Meeting a little
Ernest would be refreshing an interesting, but I'd feel sorry for a little
Ernie
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