So the translations I churn out invariably undergo changes, possibly passing through the hands of first the translation agency acting as the middleman and then the end client\u2019s editors.\u00a0 The editing may be done either by the copy writers themselves, their editors in charge of proofreading, or other employees.\u00a0 The ultimate target recipients working in the company\u2019s subsidiary are also often consulted for input.\u00a0 There may or may not be an established communication pipeline between all those involved and the translator.<\/p>\n
The act of translation is a creative process<\/strong>; changes based on personal style<\/strong> and preference <\/strong>are not uncommon.\u00a0 Ultimately the client is king and we, the translators, have no control over OUR creative output.\u00a0 To be fair, changes made by skillful writers working within a company and, most importantly, familiar with its in-house jargon may produce better results than the translation proper.\u00a0 Or, the outcome can be quite the contrary.\u00a0 Sometimes, editors simply feel like they have to make changes to justify being paid, replacing the translator\u2019s carefully chosen terms with nothing more than synonyms.<\/p>\n In the worst case scenario, the translation will be proofread by a non-native speaker believing in good faith in his or her superior knowledge of the foreign language.\u00a0 In a case like this, errors are bound to abound.<\/p>\n The documents may also be adapted in form or format (Word document to a PowerPoint presentation), laid out for printing using DTP software (with all the restrictions of space this entails) or rewritten for a different target audience (changes made from British to US English, adaptation to the Asian markets).<\/p>\n
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