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Subject:Re: Brainy question for you From:TechComm Dood <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:29:10 -0400
> "Company Name + First Product Name is the brains of any Company Name
> product."
>
> I just feel uneasy about "is the brains." Would any editor insist that
> the proper agreement be present?
Is the brains? I still don't get it. Maybe I need this product to
replace my own brain. But looking at this grammatically from a 100,000
mile-high view, "is the brain" or "are the brains" would be more
appropriate - pick the one that works.
Is this like "A Goodyear tire is the feets of the car."?
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