Most common translation tools already support this. From GNU gettext where it's called context [0], to FormatJS where it's called a description [1], all transla

Most common translation tools already support this. From GNU gettext where it's called context [0], to FormatJS where it's called a description [1], all translation tools worth their salt support providing additional information about the usage. The problem is generally not on the tooling side but on the awareness side, if the person implementing the feature only speaks one language it's easy to overlook issues that wouldn't occur in their native language. [0] https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#Contexts https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#Con... [1] https://formatjs.io/docs/intl/#message-descriptor https://formatjs.io/docs/intl/#message-descriptor