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Pair o’ Docs Paradox (minicast)

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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.

Which of the following would you pick, and why?

1. The owners, Doctors Chens, are experts in the field.

2. The owners, Doctor Chens, are experts in the field.

3. The owners, Doctors Chen, are experts in the field.

4. The owners, the Doctors Chen, are experts in the field.

See if your answer agrees with the one Martha and Grant decided on.

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