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Boris Yanishevsky
Boris Yanishevsky
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Erors inthe source text Sep 30, 2014

Dear Barbara, I would like to ask the following question. What to do if I find in the source document an obvious mistake and have not direct contact with the customer. For instance a date in a Birth Certificate is wrong - instead of 1972 is written 1792. Suppose I succeed to have a phone contact with the customer and he says: O, yes, it's wrong please do it 1972. If I refuse there will be complaint that the translator is not cooperative. Is it wise to make compromises in the case that there is a... See more
Dear Barbara, I would like to ask the following question. What to do if I find in the source document an obvious mistake and have not direct contact with the customer. For instance a date in a Birth Certificate is wrong - instead of 1972 is written 1792. Suppose I succeed to have a phone contact with the customer and he says: O, yes, it's wrong please do it 1972. If I refuse there will be complaint that the translator is not cooperative. Is it wise to make compromises in the case that there is an obvious mistake?

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Discussion for ProZ.com's 2014 virtual conference for International Translation Day session (2014): Managing client expectations






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