Template:Did you know nominations/Names of the United States

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 10:49, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Names of the United States

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... that the name "United States" was originally plural, but gradually transitioned after the Civil War to being a singular noun?

Created by Ovinus Real (talk). Self-nominated at 13:09, 6 September 2020 (UTC).

This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. No QPQ is needed. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:09, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi, I came by to promote this, but one paragraph has a citation needed tag and another is tagged for a better source. See Rule D2. Yoninah (talk) 19:29, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

I have removed the unsourced material (and will likely restore it, once I can verify its ultimate source is the OED), and added an RS for the Hindi translation. Also, not sure if I'm supposed to ping you, but @Yoninah: Ovinus (talk) 20:53, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. Restoring tick per Cwmhiraeth's review. Yoninah (talk) 10:48, 16 September 2020 (UTC)