Unusual editing ناشر الموضوع: Gisela Greenlee
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I received an unusual comment about a recent translation and wanted to ask if anyone else has come across this before. The editor noted that I did not change the German address information to the US format, in other words I left "Hanswurststr. 21, 99999 Teufelsheim", instead of changing it to "21 Hanswurststr., Teufelsheim 99999". Huh? I have never ever changed a local address, since you would of course need it in the correct format for mailing, and I plainly don't see what the value would be in... See more I received an unusual comment about a recent translation and wanted to ask if anyone else has come across this before. The editor noted that I did not change the German address information to the US format, in other words I left "Hanswurststr. 21, 99999 Teufelsheim", instead of changing it to "21 Hanswurststr., Teufelsheim 99999". Huh? I have never ever changed a local address, since you would of course need it in the correct format for mailing, and I plainly don't see what the value would be in changing it, other than potential confusion. Any thoughts on this matter? ▲ Collapse | | | Nora Escoms الأرجنتين Local time: 20:34 أنجليزي إلى إسباني + ... You're right, of course | Aug 22, 2011 |
Address format should not be changed. This looks like a case of over-zealous editing to me, or maybe your editor is not proficient enough to be doing that job! I would write to them and explain that's how it's supposed to be. Good luck! Nora | | | Erik Freitag ألمانيا Local time: 01:34 عضو (2006) هولندي إلى ألماني + ... Address information shouldn't be changed | Aug 22, 2011 |
I think you're right: address information indeed shouldn't be changed, unless it is vital that the reader actually understand the address (imagine the - admittedly hypothetical - example of running text in a tourist guide, where the reader is directed to a certain premises). In all cases where the address just serves as a postal address, it shouldn't be changed. If in doubt - leave it unchanged. | | | They're not doing their job | Aug 22, 2011 |
Nora Escoms wrote: Address format should not be changed. This looks like a case of over-zealous editing to me Everyone knows it should be "Sausage John Street" in American | |
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JH Trads الولايات المتحدة Local time: 19:34 عضو (2007) أنجليزي إلى فرنسي + ... you are right | Aug 22, 2011 |
this is an example of an editor's worst sin: scratching out a good rendering and replacing it by a wrong one. The second worst sin: of course, not spotting a mistranslation. Cheers!
[Edited at 2011-08-22 19:44 GMT] | | | Nicole Schnell الولايات المتحدة Local time: 16:34 أنجليزي إلى ألماني + ... احياء لذكرى Never change the format | Aug 22, 2011 |
Addresses are scanned by computers. Any garbled format will create an error, the letter or parcel then needs to be hand-cancelled and it will arrive late. | | | jacana54 (X) أورغواي أنجليزي إلى إسباني + ... Think of the postman! | Aug 23, 2011 |
I'm reading Nicole's post and laughing because in my part of the world, what we would say is "Think of the postman!" In any case, it's the same idea: make it easy for whoever/whatever has to handle it at the receiving end, leave it as they are used to seeing. | | | Absolutely... | Aug 23, 2011 |
Nicole Schnell wrote: Addresses are scanned by computers. Any garbled format will create an error, the letter or parcel then needs to be hand-cancelled and it will arrive late. Right! | |
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for confirming that we don't change the address format when translating a document. That was probably the most unusual editor's comment I've ever received. I did let the agency know that this was definitely not correct, so hopefully they passed the information on to the editor. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Unusual editing Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
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