replace_contraction: Replace Contractions

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Replace Contractions

Description

This function replaces contractions with long form.

Usage

replace_contraction(
  x,
  contraction.key = lexicon::key_contractions,
  ignore.case = TRUE,
  ...
)

Arguments

x	The text variable.
contraction.key	A two column hash of contractions (column 1) and expanded form replacements (column 2). Default is to use key_contractions data set.
ignore.case	logical. Should case be ignored?
...	ignored.

Value

Returns a vector with contractions replaced.

Examples

## Not run: 
x <- c("Mr. Jones isn't going.",  
    "Check it out what's going on.",
    "He's here but didn't go.",
    "the robot at t.s. wasn't nice", 
    "he'd like it if i'd go away")

replace_contraction(x)

## End(Not run)

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