[rc2] Fix grammar, style and punctuation issues in exception messages

[AndriySvyryd]

Fixes #7201

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR systematically improves the grammar, style, and punctuation of exception messages across the Entity Framework Core codebase to enhance clarity and consistency. The changes follow established conventions for error message formatting while maintaining technical accuracy.

Key changes include:

• Standardizing error message structure and punctuation
• Replacing hardcoded exception messages with localized string resources
• Ensuring consistent formatting of code elements and values

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 13 out of 25 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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File	Description
src/EFCore/Query/ParameterQueryRootExpression.cs	Replaces hardcoded exception messages with localized string resource
src/EFCore/Properties/CoreStrings.resx	Updates numerous error messages for improved grammar, style, and consistency
src/EFCore.Sqlite.NTS/Properties/SqliteNTSStrings.resx	Improves error message formatting and clarity
src/EFCore.Sqlite.Core/Properties/SqliteStrings.resx	Enhances error message grammar and consistency
src/EFCore.SqlServer/Properties/SqlServerStrings.resx	Fixes grammar and style issues in error messages
src/EFCore.SqlServer.NTS/Properties/SqlServerNTSStrings.resx	Improves method name formatting consistency
src/EFCore.SqlServer.HierarchyId/Properties/SqlServerHierarchyIdStrings.resx	Updates method name formatting for consistency
src/EFCore.Relational/Properties/RelationalStrings.resx	Extensive grammar and style improvements across many error messages
src/EFCore.Proxies/Properties/ProxiesStrings.resx	Improves method name formatting consistency
src/EFCore.InMemory/Properties/InMemoryStrings.resx	Fixes grammar in error messages
src/EFCore.Design/Properties/DesignStrings.resx	Improves error message clarity and formatting
src/EFCore.Cosmos/Properties/CosmosStrings.resx	Enhances error message grammar and consistency
src/EFCore.Abstractions/Properties/AbstractionsStrings.resx	Fixes grammatical error in argument validation message

Files not reviewed (12)

• src/EFCore.Abstractions/Properties/AbstractionsStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.Cosmos/Properties/CosmosStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.Design/Properties/DesignStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.InMemory/Properties/InMemoryStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.Proxies/Properties/ProxiesStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.Relational/Properties/RelationalStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.SqlServer.HierarchyId/Properties/SqlServerHierarchyIdStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.SqlServer.NTS/Properties/SqlServerNTSStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.SqlServer/Properties/SqlServerStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.Sqlite.Core/Properties/SqliteStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore.Sqlite.NTS/Properties/SqliteNTSStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported
• src/EFCore/Properties/CoreStrings.Designer.cs: Language not supported

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[artl93]

Approved.

[SamMonoRT]

@AndriySvyryd @roji - do we need to flag anything special to allow for localization updates anywhere?

[roji]

@SamMonoRT not as far as I know - this is something that's automatically taken care of without anything needed from us.

[AndriySvyryd]

There's no localization

[roji]

(oops, thought this was about conceptual docs)