David Ehrens wrote:
> ...
> > > But he warned of the potential hazards of the scientific
> > > breakthrough, saying the brand new brain could turn into
> > > a Frankenstein's monster if it was mistreated.
> ^^^
> Hoax alert!
> Most journalists would have used the subjunctive, "were".
If it's a hoax then it's a fairly big one, several online news sources have
picked up on it.
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