In the hospital, Dr. McKenna tells Senator Adams that he has four lobes to his brain instead of two. In this statement, the correct word should be "hemispheres", not "lobes", as a normal human brain in fact has six lobes (parietal, temporal, frontal, occipital, limbic and insular).
Additional commentary:
From an anatomical perspective, "lobes" may be incorrect, but from a mathematical and grammatical perspective, "hemisphere" would also be incorrect since "hemi-" means half and four parts clearly precludes halves. "Quadrant" or "semihemisphere" would be more appropriate substitutes.
Additional commentary:
From an anatomical perspective, "lobes" may be incorrect, but from a mathematical and grammatical perspective, "hemisphere" would also be incorrect since "hemi-" means half and four parts clearly precludes halves. "Quadrant" or "semihemisphere" would be more appropriate substitutes.
Senator Adams states that "methane is becoming the dominant element in our air." Methane is a compound and not an element. The elements carbon and hydrogen make up methane.