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Samuel Murray
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@Adamada May 19, 2016

adamada wrote:
What has been the most useful tool that anyone has used during their career...


Wordfast Classic.

... and also what tools to avoid.


Any tool that requires you to memorise the source text before typing your translation. In other words, any tool that puts the translation next to the source text, instead of underneath it.
 
Michael Beijer
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not sure I understand you there May 19, 2016

Samuel Murray wrote:

adamada wrote:
What has been the most useful tool that anyone has used during their career...


Wordfast Classic.

... and also what tools to avoid.


Any tool that requires you to memorise the source text before typing your translation. In other words, any tool that puts the translation next to the source text, instead of underneath it.


Can you explain how a CAT tool that "puts the translation next to the source text, instead of underneath it" means you have to memorise the source text. As far as I can tell, whether the src/trgt are next to each other or above/below each other makes no difference.

Michael
 
Adam Aabel
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Thanks! May 20, 2016

Thank you all for the answers!
 
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