FAQ: Do you have questions about “proofreading and translation”? You can find the most important answers here:

Do you have questions about proofreading?

• + What is the difference between proofreading and editing?

  The boundaries between proofreading (synonym for correcting) and editing are fluid, but there is a crucial difference: Proofreading is done on the basis of the source and target text, the proofreader has the translation and the original text. This is the only way to check whether the translation is correct in terms of content and logic. In editing, there is no comparison between the source document and the translation. Here, only stylistic and grammatical mistakes in the target text are corrected; the editor of a translation has no influence on completeness, as the source text is missing. Before a book or article is published, there is always a review by an editor.
  

  Notice: Editing can also be done of a non-translated text.

• + Why spend money on proofreading or editing?

  “Misstackes are unprofesionall and distract the reader. And when the style is so over the top, it often puts the recipient right off.”
  
  

  A good text manages to attract the reader's attention and convey the content — where is that more important than with texts that are crucial for the professional future?

Do you have questions about proofreading despite foreign language skills?

• + Proofreading despite foreign language skills?

  Do you speak a foreign language, and do you have the confidence to translate your application documents? Our professional, native specialist translators will be happy to do the proofreading. Thanks to several years of professional experience, the lingoking translators recognise whether the translation is plausible and complete. If serious mistakes are discovered, our freelance service providers are encouraged to address you openly and correct the content-related mistake in consultation with you.
  
  

  This way you save money and can still present a stylistically and formally perfect translation.
  
  

How does the ordering process work for proofreading or editing??

• + What is proofreading?

  Four eyes see more than two!
  
  

  Optimisation must be carried out by a second pair of eyes. The best copywriters and translators are human and do not work perfectly. Everyone makes a careless mistake here and there, and since “We're about to eat, Grandma!” we know that punctuation can save lives. An additional factor in the four-eyes principle is that the author of a translation is, so to speak, operationally blind to his own text and does not recognise content-related weaknesses as such.

• + What does proofreading cost?

  lingoking proofreads all document types! Proofreading is standardised and follows a page rate (based on an average of up to 350 words/page). We offer you a proofreading of your translation for as little as 47 euros. A simple editing of a target file (without comparison with the original) is available for as little as 35 euros. In addition, our express service is also available to you if you need it very quickly.
  
  

  Let the lingoking price calculator show you the exact costs for the translation of your proofreading now. The best thing is: With us you can also order the translation right away. At lingoking, we guarantee the highest quality, fast implementation and your complete satisfaction — all at an unbeatable price.

• + What advantages does the lingoking translation service offer?

  Order your proofreading easy and uncomplicated online in just a few clicks. Simply upload your translation and (if necessary) the source text. We then check the translation.

• + Where can I order the proofreading of my translation?

  No matter whether you live in Munich, Berlin, or Hamburg — lingoking will help you with the proofreading of your documents, easily online. Of course, only professionally trained specialist translators translate and proofread your documents for us — around the clock!

• + What languages can I have my documents proofread into?

  We correct any kind of translation into German as well as into any other desired language. No matter whether French, Russian, Polish, English, Romanian, Italian, Turkish or Farsi. It goes without saying that we work exclusively with native translators.