7 qa habits every translator should adopt
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Review the
original
assignment and
make sure you
haven’t spent
time answering
a question that
wasn’t asked.
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Doing thorough terminology
research (and sometimes a
glossary) is essential to a good
translation.
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Run an ear test
on a hard copy
of the translation
to see if it reads
well & sounds
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Make sure you’ve
converted currencies,
measurements, and
temperatures correctly,
and that all numbers
and dates are both
accurate and in their
culturally appropriate
format.
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