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A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

Pair o' Docs Paradox Minicast - 1 Sept. 2008

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

A Way with Words

Society & Culture, Language Learning, Education

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🗓️ 1 September 2008

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

A caller from Imperial Beach, California has a punctuation question: Dr. Tei Fu Chen and his wife, Dr. Oi Lin Chen own and operate a large, multinational herbal food company. In company literature, the two doctors are referred to in several ways. The caller wants to know which is the best choice. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:21.1

Ready to spark something? Download the Sims 4 and play for free. Welcome to another mini cast of A Way With Words. I'm Martha Barnett.

0:37.0

While we're on our regular summer hiatus, we're sharing a few calls that we weren't able to fit into our regular season. You never know what's going

0:44.7

to prompt some people to call into our show. Sometimes it's the tiniest point of

0:49.6

grammar.

0:50.6

Hi there, Phil Bartel from Imperial Beach, California.

0:54.0

Well, happy to talk to you, Phil. What's going on in Imperial Beach?

0:57.0

I have a question.

0:59.0

All right.

1:00.0

Dr. Teafu Chen and his wife, Dr. Olin Chen, own and operate a large multinational herbal food company.

1:08.5

And in the literature, I've seen them referred to in several different ways, and I'm kind of wondering which one is correct.

1:16.5

Point number one, the owners, Dr. Chen's, with S's on the end of each one are experts in the field.

1:25.0

Second one, the owners, Dr. Chen's with an S on the end of Chins,

1:29.7

are experts in the field.

1:31.8

Third one, the owners, doctors with an S on. in the

1:35.0

field.

1:38.0

the owners, doctors with an S on it, Chen with no S are experts in the field. And the fourth one, the owners, the doctors, Chen, are experts in the field.

1:44.8

I kind of lean towards number three.

1:47.4

The owners, doctors' chin, are experts in the field.

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