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WF does not recognize the abbreviations I entered
Thread poster: Spanish-English Translator
Spanish-English Translator
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Dec 1, 2009

I added some abbreviations separated by commas at Startup > Setup > Segments. Although the abbreviations appear in the relevant box, Wordfast 5.601 segments the text at the abbreviation points. What is going wrong? Thanks and regards, AT
 
Marjolein Verhulsdonck-Roest
Marjolein Verhulsdonck-Roest
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Spaces in between? Dec 1, 2009

Did you enter spaces in between? (Like this: e.g., ltd., inc., i.v., i.e., etc.) You have to leave those out (like this: e.g.,ltd.,inc.,i.v.,i.e.,etc.), otherwise WF will not recognize the abbreviations as such.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Marjolein
 
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It worked! Dec 2, 2009

Thanks, Marjolein. I entered the abbreviations without spaces and it is working. Best regards, AT.
 


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