"His hair is probably sucking up the nutrients which would otherwise be going to his brain."

Question

"His hair is probably sucking up the nutrients which would otherwise be going to his brain."Does this made-up joke sound grammatical? I don't know if I should say 'be going to his brain' or just 'go to his brain'. Also, does there need to be a comma before 'which'? Thank youPBF

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

.
It is grammatically correct.
No comma.
Both verb forms are OK.
Very funny!
.

Peaceblinkfriend · Answer

Thanks for your reply Mister Micawber.

I was just wondering since both verb forms are okay, do you reckon the '-ing' form (be going to his brain) would create a greater sense of action? Or it wouldn't make a difference.

I'm glad you found my joke funny ; ) I actually got the idea for this joke just today when something reminded my of a news report on North Koreans being advised to wear their hair in a certain way with reasons including the one in my joke. I guess it was most likely the absurdity of this justification and debasment on the individual's rights that made me able to recall it after such a long time. The internet told me this was made news around the beginning of 2005. Here is a link to a report run by the BBC on this event if you are interested. N Korea wages war on long hair

I have not yet thought up of an appropriate situation to share this though. It would just be too hurtful if I was not able to make it sound like a joke.

PBF

"His hair is probably sucking up the nutrients which would otherwise be going to his brain."

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions