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To: QBFimi

“The study inquires about the respondents’ motivations to benefit him/herself, and the following social groups: the family, the Black community, the White community, God and church, The U.S. society, the non-White races of the world, and the human species as a whole.”
[sic] Michele Obama

Looks ok to me


19 posted on 03/18/2019 7:37:52 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: al baby
Looks ok to me

Aha!

Busted.

You're a Princeton grad.

23 posted on 03/18/2019 7:48:18 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: al baby; QBFimi
“The study inquires about the respondents’ motivations to benefit him/herself themselves, and the following social groups: the family, the Black community, the White community, God and church, The U.S. society, the non-White races of the world, and the human species as a whole.”

Respondents' is in the possessive plural, hence the corresponding personal pronouns must likewise be in the plural.

That's just for starters. I'm sure that if I subjected myself to the rest of the text, I'd want to "off" myself by the conclusion.

Regards,

37 posted on 03/18/2019 9:11:10 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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