Trying to parse .{1}{2} for translation

Question

I regularly get files with annoying placeholders next to punctuation for example 
 
 It is rainy today.{1}{2}Tomorrow it will be dry.{3}{4}So there. 
 
 Because Studio doesn't recognize . if it's next to something else, I tried creating a Regex parsing rule but it complains that \.{1}{2} uses a "nested parameter". Is there a way around that so that Studio will parse this as 
 
 It is rainy today. 
 {1}{2} 
 Tomorrow it will be dry. 
 {3}{4} 
 So there.

Paul · Answer

Michael Bauer 
 ok - I guess that means you created your regex rule as a segmentation rule? Don't do that...far easier to create a tag rule. You didn't mention what filetype it was but I'll assume it's excel for the purposes of this exercise.

Paul · Answer

Michael Bauer 
 Just make the tags external as opposed to inline.

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Trying to parse .{1}{2} for translation

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