TRANSLATION RATES:

·        A standard page (a calibrated page consisting of 1800 keystrokes) – £23 or €31 or $46

·        1000 words – £75 or €100 or $150

 

EDITING/PROOFREADING RATES:

·        A standard page (a calibrated page consisting of 1800 keystrokes) – £7 or €10 or $15

·        1000 words – £23 or €31 or $46

 

Nevertheless, these prices serve only as a guide and other methods of charging are also available – please contact me for details and a free quote.

 

The difference between editing and proofreading

 

Editing (or revising) focuses on improving the translation by extensively improving it in terms of stylistic adequacy, consistent tone of translation, use of terminology, correct grammar and punctuation, etc. The translation is checked against the source text for conformity and to ensure that it flows as if originally written in the language and that it does not just repeat word for word everything that the source text reads. However, it is essential that the general meaning is retained and that no important data is omitted.

 

The term proofreading is often used by some translators in the same sense as editing/revising but normally it means to proofread only the (target) language file and check for typos, misspellings, character corruptions, grammar errors, punctuation errors, wrong hyphenation and capitalization, typographical mistakes, and other language-specific issues. The source text in the case of a translation is not provided or used. Editorial changes are usually not allowed when proofreading a file. The proofreading stage is designed to ensure that the language content of a file is without any errors. If a text is to be published and made available to a wide audience, it makes sense to have the entire document proofread by an experienced and highly skilled independent linguist with a very meticulous approach and great eye for detail who will ensure that all blemishes and inconsistencies are removed from the document before it reaches the publication stage.

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