Poll: Does starting with a machine-translated draft speed up your output? Persoa que publicou o fío: ProZ.com Staff
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It can not only speed things up but also, and above all, save your arms and hands when dealing with long documents; however, it requires keeping your eyes peeled because, in my case – as I only translate into Portuguese – the mix of European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese is rife with pitfalls, and mistakes can creep in when you least expect them. For several months now, two of my regular clients have started requesting PEMT instead of translation, and I’ve come across things that are... See more It can not only speed things up but also, and above all, save your arms and hands when dealing with long documents; however, it requires keeping your eyes peeled because, in my case – as I only translate into Portuguese – the mix of European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese is rife with pitfalls, and mistakes can creep in when you least expect them. For several months now, two of my regular clients have started requesting PEMT instead of translation, and I’ve come across things that are enough to make you ache and weep… ▲ Collapse
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... it depends on the quality of the machine-translated text, an option which is not in the poll.
Sometimes it's really good, and it does save time. Others, it's a complete mess and it slows you down because of the amount of errors you have to fix, keeping consistency in mind. In this case, it's better if the client sends a document to be translated from scratch.
After the first few segments of a terrible machine-translated text, I tell them the issue, and most of the ... See more ... it depends on the quality of the machine-translated text, an option which is not in the poll.
Sometimes it's really good, and it does save time. Others, it's a complete mess and it slows you down because of the amount of errors you have to fix, keeping consistency in mind. In this case, it's better if the client sends a document to be translated from scratch.
After the first few segments of a terrible machine-translated text, I tell them the issue, and most of the times I get to make the entire translation, thus charging more. ▲ Collapse
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