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Poll: Who usually proofreads your work?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 08:01
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Other (it depends) Nov 18, 2023

I do my own proofreading and I’ll go over my translation how many times I feel the text needs. My very last proofreading step consists of reading out aloud the whole text and I always notice things that I haven’t seen before: sentences that are too long, too repetitive or too convoluted. Some more complex or long translations are sent to my proofreader: I have an arrangement with a trusted colleague where we proofread each other's work. I work with a few translation agencies that have their ... See more
I do my own proofreading and I’ll go over my translation how many times I feel the text needs. My very last proofreading step consists of reading out aloud the whole text and I always notice things that I haven’t seen before: sentences that are too long, too repetitive or too convoluted. Some more complex or long translations are sent to my proofreader: I have an arrangement with a trusted colleague where we proofread each other's work. I work with a few translation agencies that have their own proofreaders and over the years I developed a mutually beneficial relationship with them. One of these agencies (the only one, I must admit) sends the proofread files for my final approval. ▲ Collapse


Sundar Gopalakrishnan
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Christine Andersen
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Denmark
Local time: 09:01
Member (2003)
Danish to English
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I do it myself, then someone at the agency checks it Nov 18, 2023

I know that my most frequent clients check my texts when I deliver them.

Although I check thoroughly myself, there is not always time to ´sleep´ on a text and read it the next day before delivery. For some reason this is a good idea - I often find typos or improvements that I did not think of earlier, no matter how thoroughly I checked!

Ellen Klabbers
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Philip Lees
Philippe Etienne
 
Samuel Murray
Samuel Murray  Identity Verified
Netherlands
Local time: 09:01
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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Other Nov 19, 2023

Other: I have no idea who does it.

Philippe Etienne
 


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