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Poll: How many times do you proofread your translations when there's an ample deadline?
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Alison Sabedoria (X)
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French to English
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Normally 2 revisions + 2 or 3 proofs Sep 7, 2011

At least two revisions of content are normal, then one proofreading for spelling/punctuation and another for layout, spaces, etc. (I can't do all these at once). I like to do a third final check if possible.

But it does rather depend on my relationship with the client and where I fit into the team. For some clients I produce "publication-ready" texts. For one, I send not much more than a first draft, which we then thrash out together in a creative "ping-pong". Of course, these diff... See more
At least two revisions of content are normal, then one proofreading for spelling/punctuation and another for layout, spaces, etc. (I can't do all these at once). I like to do a third final check if possible.

But it does rather depend on my relationship with the client and where I fit into the team. For some clients I produce "publication-ready" texts. For one, I send not much more than a first draft, which we then thrash out together in a creative "ping-pong". Of course, these different levels of responsibility are reflected in my tarifs.

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Muriel Vasconcellos
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United States
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Spanish to English
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At least twice - plus Sep 7, 2011

I proofread each paragraph before I move on, then highlight it in green (for "go"). WHen I'm finished, I strip the highlight and re-read it twice, once for content and finally for spelling and typos, as it's easy to introduce typos while making corrections.

A wise person once told me that it's never safe to try to read for content and typos in the same pass.

Thanks to Oliver for pointing out what so many people forget:

Oliver Lawrence wrote:
Strictly speaking, according to the EN 15038 quality standard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EN_15038), "proofreading" doesn't just mean "checking a text", but rather refers to checking the final version in its form ready for printing. The previous stage of checking the uncleaned translation (or checking the translation against the source) is referred to as revising, while checking the translation on its own is called reviewing.


 
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