Update...

[alexpgp]

The time spent aligning files has been recovered in the translation of a 1000-source word file, where I ended up translating perhaps 250 words in new sentences, the remaining sentences being either exact or close copies of sentences previously translated in this "project." Instead of Wordfast, I used Trados for this document - again proving the worth of investing in a variety of tools - and was pleased to see how well the so-called 'concordance' feature worked.

So, two of four items are done (agenda and list of regulatory documents). The huge "omission" is still undone. Besides that file, I have omissions to translate in one other file and two files to rework.

A little less than 5 hours before I'm due for supper, and that does not count time to dress, drive, etc. I'm seriously thinking of bowing out, since there is simply Too Much To Do™.

We'll see.

Cheers...

UPDATE (2:45 pm): The omissions in the other file are done, and both files for rework have been completed. That pretty much leaves only the Big Omission™, and Trados continues to pay dividends, as I've managed to pare the 5300 source words of the "Big-O" down to 3800 source words in fairly short order (though I think that may be all I can squeeze, this time around.)

I'm beginning to think Easter dinner may be back on. Heck, I may even take a nap.

Comments

[eastexpert.livejournal.com]

Could you please drop coupla' words about what the "concordance" feature does?

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Basically, it provides a fast way to see if (and how) a given term appears in the entries of a translation memory database. This helps with consistency of translation and helps uncover matching bits of sentences that fall below the TM's detection threshold.

Physically, one highlights text in the file to be translated and hits a toolbar icon. If the words highlighted appear in any database entries, you get to see them.

Cheers...