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Discount_gentleman t1_jbl0jtn wrote

Was this not well known? I learned this in junior high ("the United States went into the Civil War a plural and came out a singular"). It was an intentional process that was understood at the time.

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Protagoras11 t1_jbo401h wrote

In the UK they still use the plural

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stevep99 t1_jbopvkt wrote

I'm in the UK and would use the singular.

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iamJAKYL t1_jbjk709 wrote

Like President Lincoln

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ubattyboi t1_jbmg342 wrote

That dude that stole the Declaration of Independence said this years ago

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