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Replace contractions with fully spelt out words #190

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As identified in the lesson review carpentries-lab/reviews#33 (comment) we should replace contractions with fully spelt out words in the following places

Setup:

  • "determine if it's a" -> "determine if it is a"
  • "if it's a" -> "if it is a"

Episode 2:

  • "One thing you'll notice" -> "One thing you will notice"
  • "Let's add a shortcut our main window" -> "Let us add a shortcut our main window"

Episode 3:

  • "require saving your file if you haven't done so" -> "require saving your file if you have not done so"

Episode 4:

  • "This is where you'll find" -> "This is where you will find"

Episode 5:

  • "when you're uncertain" -> "when you are uncertain"
  • "than the number of records it's found in" -> "than the number of records it is found in"
  • "What's the issue with this record?" -> "What is the issue with this record?"

Episode 6:

  • "We've seen how we can manually" -> "We have seen how we can manually"
  • "that field doesn't go in the box" -> "that field does not go in the box"
  • "fixed fields don't have" -> "fixed fields do not have"
  • "the file you're working on" -> "the file you are working on"
  • "you'd like" -> "you would like"

Episode 7:

  • "Let's use Edit Shortcuts" -> "Let us use Edit Shortcuts"
  • "If a result didn't work" -> "If a result did not work"
  • "Let's build" -> "Let us build"
  • "These aren't regular expressions" -> "These are not regular expressions"
  • "Let's add the proxy" -> "Let us add the proxy"
  • "Records aren't created equal" -> "Records are not created equal"
  • "Let's add cutters" -> "Let us add cutters"

Episode 8:

  • "Tasks don't have" -> "Tasks do not have"
  • "If you don't use" -> "If you do not use"
  • "It's possible to copy" -> "It is possible to copy"
  • "after you've designed" -> "after you have designed"

Episode 9:

  • "why they're useful" -> "why they are useful"

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