Explain why locale planning must include formats, scripts, directionality, and market conventions, not only translation.
A locale is a behavior contract. Translation solves meaning, not every market signal The translated sentence may be correct while the surrounding product still feels foreign. Date order, currency symbols, plural behavior, name fields, address forms, phone validation, sort order, and text direction all communicate whether the product understands the user. Use locale data as a checklist, not trivia CLDR exists because software needs structured locale information. You do not need to memorize every rule. You do need to ask which locale-sensitive behaviors affect the flow you are launching. A billing flow has different risks than a blog article. Scope…
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