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Poll: How many times do you usually proofread your translations? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How many times do you usually proofread your translations?".
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David Russi 
United States
Local time: 06:46
English to Spanish
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| I EDIT my translations | Jul 22, 2010 |
then I proofread them. The number of times depends on the text, generally once is enough, but sometimes more than one proofreading is warranted.
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| "I don't proofread" | Jul 22, 2010 |
But I presume that those who ticked this box pay someone else to do that.
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Rebekka Groß (X)
Local time: 13:46
English to German
| generally twice | Jul 22, 2010 |
But I usually call it the first round a "review" during which I iron out stylistical glitches and potential errors. The second round is more akin to proofreading intended to catch anything I missed first time round and ensure fluency.
However, depending on the text and the time pressure I might only do one review of my own work.
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 05:46
English to German
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In memoriam | Three times. Always. | Jul 22, 2010 |
First round: Review and comparison with the source text.
Second round: Monolingual proofreading.
Then I send my translation to the editor / proofreader.
Third round: I check the edits / changes / corrections made by my editor and decide on my final version. Which is sent to the client.
Works nicely.
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| Three times: as Nicole... | Jul 22, 2010 |
... though not always. Just once ot twice for translations of less than 1.000 words. But all my work is always proofread by another translator!
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| Three times ... | Jul 22, 2010 |
... always ... as Nicole ...
It doesn't matter if the text consists of 10 or 10.000 words...
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| I proofread each sentence | Jul 22, 2010 |
I thoroughly proofread each sentence while I work (using Wordfast) therefore I normally do not re-read the whole test after work is finished.
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Tansy Tazewell
Germany
Local time: 14:46
Member (2008)
German to English
After doing the rough translation I go through the whole thing again segment by segment on screen with Trados (first proofread). I then print it out and compare the source and target texts on paper (second proofread). I then try to take a break and come back to it later reading the translation for style and comprehension. I might even print it out a second time and go through it again if I made a lot of changes on the first paper printout (but that's not usually necessary). Depending on the type... See more After doing the rough translation I go through the whole thing again segment by segment on screen with Trados (first proofread). I then print it out and compare the source and target texts on paper (second proofread). I then try to take a break and come back to it later reading the translation for style and comprehension. I might even print it out a second time and go through it again if I made a lot of changes on the first paper printout (but that's not usually necessary). Depending on the type of text, I sometimes pay a colleague to proofread as well. ▲ Collapse
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| I edit first too. | Jul 22, 2010 |
David Russi wrote:
then I proofread them. The number of times depends on the text, generally once is enough, but sometimes more than one proofreading is warranted.
I have the same general procedure.
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Renata Forgacs
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:46
English to Hungarian
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| Three or four times, depending on the text | Jul 22, 2010 |
As Nicole and Tansy. And this includes having my translation checked by another linguist. I'm just wondering about that 2.3 % who say they do not proofread at all... Even if someone else does it for them, surely, you would want to see what they have changed before you send out a job...
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Louise Souter (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:46
Spanish to English
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I normally edit once and then proofread once, but for some difficult jobs I repeat each step as often as necessary/as time permits.
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Is there no option for obsessively?
It depends on the text, of course. For regular work, I read it over once after I let the text rest for a bit.
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Textklick
Local time: 13:46
German to English
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In memoriam
Edit on screen, read again on screen and then hard-copy review. The first two are extremely important; the last is vital.
I like to leave to leave marketing work to "fester" for a day or so if possible (sorry - I meant "mature").
If it's a direct customer (i.e. not an agency that claims to have in-house reviewers) then it goes to a third-party reviewer. Then I check their input (which makes it 4x).
After that, you still occasionally hav... See more Edit on screen, read again on screen and then hard-copy review. The first two are extremely important; the last is vital.
I like to leave to leave marketing work to "fester" for a day or so if possible (sorry - I meant "mature").
If it's a direct customer (i.e. not an agency that claims to have in-house reviewers) then it goes to a third-party reviewer. Then I check their input (which makes it 4x).
After that, you still occasionally have the amusement of some well-meaning and ambitious soul asking whether you can "really say that" in English.
The response to that question is best given in English. ▲ Collapse
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 05:46
English to German
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In memoriam | Yes, yes and yes. | Jul 22, 2010 |
Textklick wrote:
Edit on screen, read again on screen and then hard-copy review. The first two are extremely important; the last is vital.
I like to leave to leave marketing work to "fester" for a day or so if possible (sorry - I meant "mature").
If it's a direct customer (i.e. not an agency that claims to have in-house reviewers) then it goes to a third-party reviewer. Then I check their input (which makes it 4x).
After that, you still occasionally have the amusement of some well-meaning and ambitious soul asking whether you can "really say that" in English.
The response to that question is best given in English.
I have worked in ad agencies for many years - the copy writers were never allowed to proofread texts on their monitors. You are simply blindsighted. Advertising with a readership of millions of people for each and every little piece of text cannot afford one single typo - as long as you don't want to make history, i.e. become the laughing stock for the competitors and the rest of the world.
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