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@license Apache-2.0
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Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.
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-->
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# Expand Contractions
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> Expand all contractions to their formal equivalents.
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<section class="intro">
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</section>
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<section class="usage">
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## Usage
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```javascript
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var expandContractions = require( '@stdlib/nlp/expand-contractions' );
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```
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#### expandContractions( str )
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Expands all contractions to their formal equivalents.
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```javascript
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var str = 'I won\'t be able to get y\'all out of this one.';
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var out = expandContractions( str );
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// returns 'I will not be able to get you all out of this one.'
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.usage -->
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<section class="notes">
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## Notes
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- This expansion is done via a simple table look-up. Hence, it will not correctly replace contractions for which there are multiple possible expansions such as `"She'd"`, which can be expanded to both `"She would"` or `"She had"`. In such cases, the package expands to a chosen default, in the given example `"She would"`. Should you desire higher accuracy, consider using a fully-fledged NLP disambiguation algorithm for English contractions.
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</section>
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<section class="examples">
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## Examples
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<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
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```javascript
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var expandContractions = require( '@stdlib/nlp/expand-contractions' );
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var str = 'I won\'t be able to, sorry.';
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var out = expandContractions( str );
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// returns 'I will not be able to, sorry.'
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str = 'She\'ll be coming around the mountain...';
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out = expandContractions( str );
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// returns 'She will be coming around the mountain...'
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str = 'Y\'all\'d be surprised if you know what I\'ll do.';
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out = expandContractions( str );
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// returns 'You all would be surprised if you know what I will do.'
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str = 'Y\'all\'d\'ve come to the park if y\'all could\'ve, right?';
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out = expandContractions( str );
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// returns 'You all would have come to the park if you all could have, right?'
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str = 'If Parker hadn\'t been sent off for a foul, they\'d\'ve won.';
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out = expandContractions( str );
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// returns 'If Parker had not been sent off for a foul, they would have won.'
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.examples -->
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<section class="links">
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</section>
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