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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Which one is correct?

Is it correct to say the government finds the youth (or young people) as a threat to him. The government finds the youth (or should I say young people) as a threat for him?
  

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I would say neither. Both have its own problems. If you have to choose, the former would be better (to him).

  • I would say neither.
  • Both have its own problems.
  • If you have to choose, the former would be better (to him).
  • It may be best if you rewrite the sentence altogether.
  • Here are the problems that bothers me.
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I would say neither. Both have its own problems. If you have to choose, the former would be better (to him).
It may be best if you rewrite the sentence altogether.

Here are the problems that bothers me.

1. Sexist language. You used the word him to refer to government. (I know most likely it is all male dominant) However, the word it or some other singular pronoun would w

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