Aggregation of contracted and not contracted verb forms (cannot, doesn't)?

[Presskopp]

I count

18x does not vs. 5x doesn't
28x cannot vs. 4x can not vs. 1x can't (+ 1x in 'administration')
lots of is not vs 1x isn't

Do we want to combine them?

[ramiy]

Related: #39176

[Presskopp]

@desrosj What is the decision? What forms of expression would we use preferrably?

[socalchristina]

Hi @Presskopp. I see in
ticket:39176#comment:4 that the preferred form of expression is to replace doesn't contraction with does not. Is that the consensus on contractions @desrosj? I'm happy to work on this but I don't see a reference to the particular file.

[aandrewdixon]

Personally, I think the non-contracted verb form is much clearer, particularly for people were their first language is not English but they are using an English install for whatever reason.

[aandrewdixon]

Patch changes "can not" and "can't" to "cannot", "doesn't" to "does not" and "isn't" to "is not".

[aandrewdixon]

Trying again as my first attempt somehow missed the whole wp-includes directory when I was searching, plus I found some other words like haven't, couldn't, etc... that needed changing as well.

[Presskopp]

Do not you ..

should be avoided, if you ask me