Thanks for the Trados memoQ comparison of paragraph segmentation, Kevin. Interesting that you used this segmentation in the past for poorly written texts that need significant restructuring but don't appear to do so now. Why's that? I found big chunks harder to process visually, which is why I don't use it, but agree that it solves major restructuring that can't be achieved through quick segment merges across two or three sentences.
By the way, I recommend the "applyTM Template" app in Trados. With a language resource template, you can then apply any or all of your custom rules to any or all of your TMs, achieving precisely the convenient and "carefree switching" that you said you missed in Trados. 😉
Thank you so much for that tip, Emma! I'll have a look at the app (v2022 compatible, I assume) before I do the follow-up posts in some weeks. Last autumn I spent hours learning to reproduce some of the sophisticated segmentation developed by me in memoQ for the particular challenges one might encounter in German legal texts, and it was positively depressing to think what would be involved for someone else to do all that, even if given full instructions. Maybe your recommendation can fix that issue.
As for the "why" of not using paragraph segmentation much anymore, it has a lot to do with winding things down commercially since my move to Portugal years ago. My wife retired from surgery 7 years ago, and living with her in a tiny country house on our farm, the 24/7 translation service lifestyle I led since 2000 or so isn't really compatible anymore with the life I want. So on her birthday last year (exactly one year ago tomorrow), I retired from routine translation and mostly teach, write and do process consulting when we aren't traveling or chasing the goats and dogs around our place. My interface with translation these days is mostly sorting out other people's messes in whatever language combinations they deal with.
Thanks for the Trados memoQ comparison of paragraph segmentation, Kevin. Interesting that you used this segmentation in the past for poorly written texts that need significant restructuring but don't appear to do so now. Why's that? I found big chunks harder to process visually, which is why I don't use it, but agree that it solves major restructuring that can't be achieved through quick segment merges across two or three sentences.
By the way, I recommend the "applyTM Template" app in Trados. With a language resource template, you can then apply any or all of your custom rules to any or all of your TMs, achieving precisely the convenient and "carefree switching" that you said you missed in Trados. 😉
Thank you so much for that tip, Emma! I'll have a look at the app (v2022 compatible, I assume) before I do the follow-up posts in some weeks. Last autumn I spent hours learning to reproduce some of the sophisticated segmentation developed by me in memoQ for the particular challenges one might encounter in German legal texts, and it was positively depressing to think what would be involved for someone else to do all that, even if given full instructions. Maybe your recommendation can fix that issue.
As for the "why" of not using paragraph segmentation much anymore, it has a lot to do with winding things down commercially since my move to Portugal years ago. My wife retired from surgery 7 years ago, and living with her in a tiny country house on our farm, the 24/7 translation service lifestyle I led since 2000 or so isn't really compatible anymore with the life I want. So on her birthday last year (exactly one year ago tomorrow), I retired from routine translation and mostly teach, write and do process consulting when we aren't traveling or chasing the goats and dogs around our place. My interface with translation these days is mostly sorting out other people's messes in whatever language combinations they deal with.
Ah, a smart work-life move, Kevin. ¡Felicidades to your wife!