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String difference error broken when ErrorView is ConciseView #2872

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What is the issue?

In PowerShell 7.1+ the string difference error from Should-BeString, Should -Be/BeExactly is broken using the default ErrorView (ConciseView)

Expected Behavior

A clean and readable error message

Steps To Reproduce

# Same error with 'abc' | Should -Be 'Two' etc.
PS /workspaces/Pester> 'abc' | Should-BeString 'ab'
InvalidResult: 
Line |
   1 | 'abc' | Should-BeString 'ab'
     | Expected strings to be the same, but they were different. Expected length: 2 Actual length:   3 Strings differ at index 2. Expected: 'ab' But was:  'abc'       
     | --^

# Expected
PS /workspaces/Pester> $ErrorView = 'NormalView'                                         
PS /workspaces/Pester> 'abc' | Should-BeString 'ab'
Expected strings to be the same, but they were different.
Expected length: 2
Actual length:   3
Strings differ at index 2.
Expected: 'ab'
But was:  'abc'
          --^
At /workspaces/Pester/src/functions/assert/Common/Invoke-AssertionFailed.ps1:58 char:9
+         throw $errorRecord
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : InvalidResult: (System.Collections.…ring,System.Object]:Dictionary`2) [], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PesterAssertionFailed

Describe your environment

Pester version : 6.1.0-alpha2 /workspaces/Pester/bin/Pester.psm1
PowerShell version : 7.6.2
OS version : Unix 6.18.35.2

Possible Solution?

ConciseView trims newlines, so maybe fallback to simple Should-Be error like Expected [string] 'ab', but got [string] 'abc'.?

Override $ErrorView to NormalView if ConciseView?

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