English correction work, revision & second opinions

Sometimes translation work into English by non-native English speakers leaves a lot to be desired. So, besides offering translations into English, I also offer English correction work, translation revision and offer second opinions. See also Areas of expertise for more information.

Correction work

This entails:

English content translated/written by a non-native English-speaker e.g. one of your Dutch colleagues wrote/translated an article for the company website.
Amending the English content so that it is linguistically correct.
Amending no more than 10% of the English content.
If more than 10% of the English content is incorrect (on average, based on 2-3 pages), then the client will be informed; subsequently, the project will be temporarily suspended and re-evaluated, resulting in three possible scenarios.
In the case of ‘Correction work with correction details’: apart from amending the English language content, details of why the content is incorrect will be given; this may be of interest to clients who wish to improve their own written English.

In the case of translations, a copy of the original source language document will be required.

Revision:

This entails:

English content that has officially been translated but needs to be checked by another translator.
Amending the English content so that it is linguistically correct.
Amending no more than 10% of the English content.
If more than 10% of the English content is incorrect (on average, based on 2-3 pages), then the client will be informed; subsequently, the project will be temporarily suspended and re-evaluated, resulting in three possible scenarios.

The original source language document will be required.

Second Opinions:

This entails:

English content which a client wishes to be checked in terms of its overall English language usage.
The document will be scanned in its entirety.
Into English will subsequently provide a one-page report consisting of: general observations, language problem areas, some examples of these problems & recommendations e.g. re-translate, re-write, correction work, etc.
No corrections will be carried out as part of a second opinion

See Areas of expertise, Form, volume & duration and Delivery for more information.

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If it is a small (no more than 5 x 350 words), single project then it will be resumed in the form of revision, but translation rates will apply for the entirety of the project.
If it is a large, frequent and/or repeated project, the project will be deemed a translation project and work will only resume in the form of re-translation, and translation rates will apply for the entirety of the project.
If both parties are in disagreement, the project will be terminated; in this case, the client must pay for the work carried out.

If it is a small (no more than 5 x 350 words), single project then it will be resumed in the form of correction work, but translation rates will apply for the entirety of the project
In the case of translated content - if it is a large, frequent and/or repeated project, the project will be deemed a translation project and work will only resume in the form of re-translation, and translation rates will apply for the entirety of the project
If both parties are in disagreement as to the definition of the work after re-evaluation, the project will be terminated; in this case, the client must pay for the work carried out thus far.