[Grammar] Which Does What Best

[kadioguy]

(In a Youtube video)

PS5 vs Xbox Series X: Which Does What Best?

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Can I take the red part to mean:

PS5 vs Xbox Series X: Which Does the thing that is Best?

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(The source)

 

[tzfujimino]

I don't think so.
There's no "is" in the original.

 

[kadioguy]

I don't think so.
There's no "is" in the original.

So what do you think about the use of "what best"?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's fine. Which [console] does what [thing] best? No "is" is involved.

Helen: My seven brothers and sisters all play tennis, badminton, table tennis, croquet and squash.
Sam: Wow! Who plays which best? (Who [of the people you mentioned] plays which [sport] best?)
Helen: Terry's the best at table tennis and croquet, Clare's definitely the best tennis player, John's probably best at squash although Caroline could give him a good run for his money, and Paul's the best at badminton.
Sam: What an impressive bunch!

 

[tzfujimino]

Here's a link to a website you might find useful:
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/114455/is-who-did-what-grammatically-correct

 

[tedmc]

How about: What is each person's/team's/party's forte?

 

[emsr2d2]

How about: What is each person's/team's/party's forte?

That has nothing to do with post 1.

The question in post 1 means "Which console (of the PS5 or the XBox Series X) does what (things that consoles do) best?"

 

[Tdol]

I'd take it to mean Which performs best.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd take it to mean Which performs best.

It does, but it allows for both consoles to be named in the response, along with the particular aspects that each one does better than the other.

 

[kadioguy]

It does, but it allows for both consoles to be named in the response, along with the particular aspects that each one does better than the other.

If you don't mind, could I ask two questions?

1. Does the blue part mean "each one does the particular aspects better" or "each one does better in the particular aspects"?

2. There are only two consoles, but you used 'each one'. Does it mean something like this? 'Each one' refers to 'each winner' in the aspects.

 

[Tdol]

Something like that, though that is an inconclusive result.