Basically, you get better
translation results if the translators can work on large blocks of
uninterrupted text. Lots of elements break up the text, which makes it
harder for the translators to follow the meaning and properly translate.
Even experienced, knowledgeable translators who have been trained about
which elements to ignore have trouble with this, as it's human nature to
try to make sense of what we see. Of course, the translators may also
inadvertently mangle the elements, too, but that doesn't hinder their
translation process.

Are we speaking here about
	- translation of natural languages? (e.g. Dutch -> English)
	- human or computer translators?

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