Contractions
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Short version
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Instead of:

don't, won't, it's, can't, there's, ...

...use:

do not, will not, it is, cannot, there is, ...

Longer version
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In general, contractions (such as the examples above) should not be used
when writing user-interface strings, for two main reasons:

-  contractions are avoided in formal writing
-  they make English text harder to understand for non-native readers
   (and although `KDE has great translation teams`_, the original
   English string is used if no translation exists)

For further discussion on this issue, in general, see the following blog
post: `Don't Use Contractions?`_

.. _KDE has great translation teams: http://l10n.kde.org/
.. _Don't Use Contractions?: http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business_writing/2006/04/dont_use_contra.html