In a foreign language editing process, a text that has already been translated and edited by a second specialist translator ("four-eyes principle") is checked by another language expert ("six-eyes principle"). The proofreader checks your texts according to various criteria, depending on your requirements:
- Logic and coherence: is the text written in a logical and comprehensible way?
- Sales control: correct division of sections, chapters and sub-chapters
- Style: is the text written in a consistent style and does it appeal to the reader?
Proofreading goes beyond the revision of grammar, spelling and punctuation. The content and style of your texts now take center stage.
The editor always has the target group, the type of text and the distribution channel in mind and suggests changes to optimize style, terminology and, if necessary, content. The proofreader can do this because she is a native translator with additional qualifications in the industry for which she translates or proofreads.