Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: Would you accommodate a client who asks you to insert errors into your work? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
| | Igor Moshkin Russian Federation Local time: 11:46 English to Russian + ... It really depends | Dec 5, 2017 |
Sometimes (though, rarely) errors (in original) can be purposeful. I believe they should be inserted into translation.
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why should someone ask to insert errors in my work? | | | Edwige Thomas France Local time: 05:46 Member (2014) English to French + ...
Please explain why a client would do that. | |
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Marjolein Snippe Netherlands Local time: 05:46 Member (2012) English to Dutch + ... with explanation | Dec 5, 2017 |
If the client insisted on a particular term, I would insert it, but accompanied by a clear explanation of why I think it would be wrong, and what solution/translation I would recommend. | | | Maria Simmen Germany Local time: 05:46 English to German + ... I did the other day | Dec 5, 2017 |
I was asked to translate a newspaper article that had been written by a "robot journalist", an algorithm, without any human input. Naturally, it wasn't flawless, so I made sure to produce a suitably wonky target text, of course. I did warn my client, though, and they were happy about it. | | | Kay Denney France Local time: 05:46 French to English
I have on occasion had to use terminology that I know is wrong, but the client insists because "it's in the glossary". I always make sure the client knows that it's wrong, and what they should put instead. The woman who asked us to add a zero to the amount her father was supposed to have left her, though, was told very sharply to get lost. (yes, that really happened!) | | | EvaVer (X) Local time: 05:46 Czech to French + ... Unfortunately, such situations are not rare | Dec 5, 2017 |
An employee with a few years of high-school English or (less frequently) French who starts "correcting" my work. I always throw fits and call native speakers to support me. Or people who simply do not know the spelling and/or grammar of their mother tongue, which is also common. | |
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Yes, as a colleague said, these situations are not rare, unfortunately. Some clients are not convinced that certain expressions can be wrong in a certain language and when you correct them (I was the editor), then they come up saying that those are not errors, that they are acceptable, etc. In those cases, after explaining my reasons, I do not insist anymore. After all, it's their text, not mine | | |
I've never been asked to insert errors into my work... Of course, over the years I have discussed several translation issues with clients, but after explaining my choice the client has ended up accepting it. Some 15 years ago one of my long-standing customers (a Japanese company) picked a Spanish proofreader for the texts I translate (I translate exclusively into European Portuguese) and it took some time and a LOT of emails back and forth for him to understand that Spanish and Port... See more I've never been asked to insert errors into my work... Of course, over the years I have discussed several translation issues with clients, but after explaining my choice the client has ended up accepting it. Some 15 years ago one of my long-standing customers (a Japanese company) picked a Spanish proofreader for the texts I translate (I translate exclusively into European Portuguese) and it took some time and a LOT of emails back and forth for him to understand that Spanish and Portuguese, though related, are quite different… I also remember an issue with an American multinational conglomerate corporation who insisted that I should write in Portuguese “exite” instead of “hesite”…
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[Edited at 2017-12-05 16:22 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | Ventnai Spain Local time: 05:46 German to English + ... Quite frequently | Dec 5, 2017 |
You can argue with some clients or non-native proofreaders about grammar, expressions, ambiguities or specific words until you are blue in the face, yet they are right as they know your native language better than you do as non-native speakers. I also have some agencies which will not change existing mistakes from previous translators since they will lose face with their client. | | | Michael Harris Germany Local time: 05:46 Member (2006) German to English
Giuseppina Gatta, MA (Hons) wrote: Yes, as a colleague said, these situations are not rare, unfortunately. Some clients are not convinced that certain expressions can be wrong in a certain language and when you correct them (I was the editor), then they come up saying that those are not errors, that they are acceptable, etc. In those cases, after explaining my reasons, I do not insist anymore. After all, it's their text, not mine already exists and is a part of their terminology then that is life, and it does not have to be wrong in their world / trade. I have experienced this with several customers and they do that on purpose to differentiate themselves from their competition. Normally when I do review work, I always have instructions and a TM. If it is in the TM then I may ask, but will keep it as hey want. Your question is a bit misleading in this context! | |
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I just can't bring myself to do it | Dec 5, 2017 |
Aha. Yes, I have received this request a few times. No, personally, I refuse to deliver something with mistakes because "the client is used to it" or "they say it that way" or "they're not used to that word." I just can´t bring myself to do it. | | | neilmac Spain Local time: 05:46 Spanish to English + ...
"The customer is always right".... etc. "GrytpypeThynne made a strange request today...." | | |
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