A no-brainer?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="brainer">brainer</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="brainer">brainer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="product">product</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="app">app</span> (<span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="application">application</span>) <span word="guy">guy</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="apps">apps</span> (<span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>) <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="apps">apps</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> “<span word="this">this</span> <span word="product">product</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="brainer">brainer</span>”, <span word="too">too</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span>, <span word="brains">brains</span> (<span word="plural">plural</span>) <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smarts">smarts</span>, <span word="cleverness">cleverness</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> – <span word="our">our</span> “<span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>”, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Longman">Longman</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Contemporary">Contemporary</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Longman">Longman</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="example">example</span>: “<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="meant">meant</span>.”</p><p><span word="See">See</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="meant">meant</span>?</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="brainer">brainer</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>. <span word="Used">Used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="brainer">brainer</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> (<span word="or">or</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="frenzy">frenzy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="brainer">brainer</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> – <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p>
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