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Listening out there?

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00It is from an on-air interview with a financial adviser. 02br
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00'For those listening out there, what do you think is the first step to financial literacy.' 02br
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00Please tell me if it contains errors. 02br
00Please also tell me of ways in which it could be improved. 02br
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0 Oopsie-doopsie. Sorry. 02br
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00Is there anything else that could be improved? 0-
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0 It seems fine as is. You could change it, of course, in thousands of ways, but whether any of these would constitute improvement is a moot point. 02br
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0I presume that the bone of contention might be: 02br
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00'what do you think is the first step' vs 'what do you think the first step is'. 02br
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00I'd say six of one and half a dozen of the other. 0-
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0 Grammatically fine, and often used, but is it fine conceptually? 02br
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00The question would not be for anyone other than listeners, would it? 02br
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00'For those not listening out there, what do you think is the first step to financial literacy?' 02br
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00Bear in mind, it is to be used by students of English.
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0 lol, thanks - that is the kind of input I was after. 02br
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00I hope I am not being too picky, but wouldn't; 02br
00'For the benefit of our audience ... .', be a significant improvement? 02br
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00I also wonder whether 'financial literacy' is not a strange expression. 02br
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0 I think I would call the question 'What do you think is the first step to financial literacy?' a rhetorical question, meaning one that is asked but not expected to be answered by the audience, especially since they are 'out there'--unless it's a call-in show, and the speaker is waiting until he gets a call-in answer, before he proceeds with the discussion. 02br
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