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Originally Posted by jamesabrown
As for any 'explanation,' I'm also inclined to believe it was merely the response of Star Trek writers to fan-based questions about why a super-intelligent android can't combine two words together. The reason Data doesn't use contractions is because it sounds robotic to television viewers.
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They why does Worf not use contractions? Or T'ealc?
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