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What is the price of Rewriting
Thread poster: Lamine Boukabour
Lamine Boukabour
Lamine Boukabour  Identity Verified
Algeria
Local time: 09:30
Member (2022)
English to Arabic
Apr 8, 2022

Greetings,

I have received an email from a client asking me to handle a rewriting project, but I do not have so far an idea about the price of this service. Would you be so kind as to give me some insights about its price?

Thank you!
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
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Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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@Lamine Apr 9, 2022

I would ask the client to clear up what they mean by rewriting. I have been translating for over 30 years and I have never been asked to rewrite, though at the very beginning when reviewing I had to retranslate the entire document more than once (after those awful experiences I learned to never accept a project without having a good look at it first…).

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Lamine Boukabour
Lamine Boukabour  Identity Verified
Algeria
Local time: 09:30
Member (2022)
English to Arabic
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Thanks May 20, 2022

Teresa Borges wrote:

I would ask the client to clear up what they mean by rewriting. I have been translating for over 30 years and I have never been asked to rewrite, though at the very beginning when reviewing I had to retranslate the entire document more than once (after those awful experiences I learned to never accept a project without having a good look at it first…).


That is to say: the client gave me a text and asked me to rewrite its paragraphs using the appropriate style addressing all the issues shown in the original text.
 
SAMON UT
SAMON UT
Cambodia
Local time: 15:30
English to Khmer (Central)
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Hello Oct 6, 2023

Usually, if it's in the same language the price it's really low. However, you should keep in mind a lot of details like the niche, how big the project is, how fast it should be done etc. If you could give us more informations about it maybe we can suggest you a price.
 
Lamine Boukabour
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Algeria
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English to Arabic
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SAMON Oct 7, 2023

Your insights are greatly appreciated!
 


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