That doesn’t work if you have to change word order. A format string {a} foo bar {b} Might have to be translated as Baz {b} {a} quux (Also notice that, i

That doesn’t work if you have to change word order. A format string {a} foo bar {b} Might have to be translated as Baz {b} {a} quux (Also notice that, in the first sentence, you might want to capitalize {a}. That’s complicated in itself. Localization is a rat’s nest. I don’t think you can expect any automated system to do it perfectly)