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Co-authored-by: Blargian <41984034+Blargian@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Blargian <41984034+Blargian@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Blargian <41984034+Blargian@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Update documentation for informal language usage
Convert formal language to informal contractions in documentation
Feb 5, 2026
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Great job @copilot, you saved me about 2 days of absolute misery!
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Summary
Converted formal language constructs to contractions across documentation to improve approachability. Systematically replaced 17 patterns ("you are" → "you're", "do not" → "don't", "cannot" → "can't", etc.) in 445 markdown files while preserving code blocks, inline code, and formal historical documentation (changelogs, release notes).
Key changes:
```fences and inline backticks) from transformationdocs/whats-new/changelog/anddocs/cloud/reference/*/changelog/directoriesdocs/guides/troubleshooting.md(removed apostrophes from{#can't-*}→{#cant-*})Checklist
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