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Data actually uses contractions all the damn time but it's a conceit that he can't do so. Whenever it happens, it's a writing error.– ValorumCommented Apr 29, 2017 at 15:40
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Well, yeah, but I like to answer things in-universe.– Ham SandwichCommented Apr 29, 2017 at 15:41
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I'm not really sure how to answer this beyond pointing out that the whole thing was a deception authored by a child.– ValorumCommented Apr 29, 2017 at 15:54
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4Re: Data using contractions, it's worth pointing out that, since this entire thing is a fictional construct based on Riker's memories, perhaps the idea that Data can't use contractions is just something Riker convinced himself of and never realized that Data actually does use them on occasion. So, in effect he's calling out a "contradiction" that isn't true, but since he himself thinks it is an no one else around can authoritatively correct him, the claim stands.– Steve-OCommented Apr 29, 2017 at 16:37
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@Valorum: "the whole thing was a deception authored by a child" - not quite. It was a deception authored by someone unknown, executed by an automated holodeck for a child.– O. R. MapperCommented Apr 29, 2017 at 17:22
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