Comments on: Why is the Brain Called Brain http://blog.oup.com/2007/02/why_is_the_brai/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: alison king http://blog.oup.com/2007/02/why_is_the_brai/#comment-3898 alison king Sat, 12 May 2007 13:29:41 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2007/02/why_is_the_brain_called_brain_or_the_questionable_value_of_gray_matter/#comment-3898 I'm trying to find a reason (if any!) why we use "brain" and "brains." At times using "brains" signifies a negative reference, but not always. At times it seems to refer to idioms: I racked my brains. He's the brains of the team. Ine can't even use positive and negative as any kind of rule since " Where on earth was my brain when I decided to....." "I haven't got the brains for it." Both are negative. I’m trying to find a reason (if any!) why we use “brain” and “brains.” At times using “brains” signifies a negative reference, but not always.
At times it seems to refer to idioms:
I racked my brains.
He’s the brains of the team.

Ine can’t even use positive and negative as any kind of rule since ” Where on earth was my brain when I decided to…..”
“I haven’t got the brains for it.”
Both are negative.

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