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GA Review

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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.


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Nominator: 48JCL (talk · contribs) 20:48, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: 750h+ (talk · contribs) 11:46, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Will review. 750h+ 11:46, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@750h+, thank you. Not sure how I just saw this. 48JCL 20:30, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Apologies I forgot about this. Starting. 750h+ 02:01, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

prose

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Feel free to refuse any suggestions, with proper justification. 750h+ 02:38, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

lede

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  • flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being "percent" == "per cent" (WP:BrEng)

Green tickY Removed all instances.

  • essentially the nation state of the Tswana people "nation state" ==> "nation-state"

Green tickY Done.

  • who make up 70% of the population. ==> "who constitute 70 per cent of the population." this is for consistency (70 per cent, as it's the same for above, and conciseness).

Green tickY Done.

  • Being a country of slightly over 2.4 million people, and roughly the size of France remove the comma

Green tickY Done.

  • declared a protectorate under the name of Bechuanaland ==> "declared a protectorate named Bechuanaland"

Green tickY Done.

  • As of 2024, Botswana is the third least corrupt country in the continent of Africa. remove "the continent of"

Green tickY Done.

  • Since then, it has been a parliamentary republic, with a consistent remove the comma

Green tickY Done.

  • world's biggest diamond producing country. "diamond producing" ==> "diamond-producing"

Green tickY Done.

history

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prehistory
  • Stone tools and fauna remains have shown that all areas of the country were inhabited at least 400,000 years ago ==> "Stone tools and animal remains indicate that all areas of the country was inhabited at least 400,000 years ago."

Green tickY Done.

  • Botswana was reported to be the birthplace of all modern humans about 200,000 years ago. why "was reported"

Green tickY Fixed.

  • a major feature of the economy, since the remove the comma

Green tickY Done.

  • heritage site in Botswana originally occupied towards "originally" ==> "initially"

Green tickY Done.

  • states in Zimbabwe as well as to the Mapungubwe state and the notable of these was ==> "states in Zimbabwe as well as to the Mapungubwe state, and the notable of these was"

Green tickY Done.

  • The site is a respected place for the people living in the region and it is believed add a comma after "region"

Green tickY Done.

  • top of the hill together with his helpers or assistants remove "together"

Green tickY Done.

  • this settlement range from 7th to late 19th ==> "this settlement range from the 7th to late 19th"

Green tickY Done.

  • with cattle keeping as major source of ==> "with cattle keeping as a major source of"

Green tickY Done.

  • Toutswe settlement include house-floors, large heaps of vitrified cow-dung ==> "Toutswe settlement includes house-floors, large heaps of vitrified cow dung"

Green tickY Done.

  • settlements in South, Central Africa. ==> "settlements in South and Central Africa."

Green tickY Done.

  • What is "centaurs ciliaris"?

Green tickY Removed. Not sure either, doesn't seem to be relevant to the history of Botswana.

  • of the Tswana-speakers who remove the hyphen

Green tickY Done.

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.