forumi o ProZ.com » Poll Discussion »
Poll: What causes the most friction when following client-provided style guides?
Sledi avtorju: ProZ.com Staff
ProZ.com Staff
ProZ.com Staff
OSEBJE SPLETIŠČA
Aug 23

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "What causes the most friction when following client-provided style guides?".

View the poll results »
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugalska
Local time: 13:59
Član (2007)
angleščina - portugalščina
+ ...
N/A Aug 23

In over 40 years only one client has provided me with a style guide! I used to translate a lot for the European Institutions (when they paid a fair rate) and “The Interinstitutional Style Guide” contains all the stylistic rules and conventions which must be used…

CafeTran Trainer
 
CafeTran Trainer
CafeTran Trainer
Nizozemska
Član (2006)
nemščina - nizozemščina, flamščina
+ ...
Glossaries Aug 23

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:

In over 40 years only one client has provided me with a style guide! I used to translate a lot for the European Institutions (when they paid a fair rate) and “The Interinstitutional Style Guide” contains all the stylistic rules and conventions which must be used…


A little off-topic, but in the same 40+ years, I’ve never received a decent glossary from a client either. So I’ve always had to create my own on the fly.


[Edited at 2026-08-23 09:33 GMT]

Josephine Cassar
Alexandra Speirs
Aisha Maniar
Laura Kingdon
 
Gregor Trebec
Gregor Trebec
Slovenija
Local time: 14:59
angleščina - slovenščina
+ ...
strict rules Aug 23

I had a client that gave me 10 pages of rules. O_O

Michael Newton
Maria Laura Curzi
 
M. Anna Kańduła
M. Anna Kańduła  Identity Verified
Združeno kraljestvo
Local time: 13:59
angleščina - poljščina
Mistakes in style guides Aug 23

I had a few clients who insisted on something that was blatantly incorrect in the target language.

Josephine Cassar
Zea_Mays
Michael Newton
Lancashireman
Maria Laura Curzi
Laura Kingdon
María Domínguez Camba
 


To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator:

Moderator(ji) za ta forum
Jared Tabor[Call to this topic]

You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request »

Poll: What causes the most friction when following client-provided style guides?






CafeTran Espresso
You've never met a CAT tool this clever!

Translate faster & easier, using a sophisticated CAT tool built by a translator / developer. Accept jobs from clients who use Trados, MemoQ, Wordfast & major CAT tools. Download and start using CafeTran Espresso -- for free

Buy now! »
LinguaCore
AI Translation at Your Fingertips

The underlying LLM technology of LinguaCore offers AI translations of unprecedented quality. Quick and simple. Add a human linguistic review at the end for expert-level quality at a fraction of the cost and time.

More info »