The Easy-to-Break Parts: Placeholders and HTML

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The Easy-to-Break Parts: Placeholders and HTML

The smallest pieces of a software string are sometimes the easiest ones to break. A placeholder such as %s is replaced by the program later. An HTML element such as <br /> controls the output. Translating or deleting either one can damage the interface.

I treated those parts as untouchable and translated only the surrounding text. If a short string had no useful context, I skipped it.

During my final review, I also corrected earlier suggestions that did not consistently use formal “usted” or sentence case. That review mattered more than adding a few extra strings.

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