Poll: In general, how many times will you proofread an important email or post?
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WANYONYI OLIVER
 
Natalia Pedrosa
Natalia Pedrosa
Spain
Local time: 12:33
Member (2012)
English to Spanish
+ ...
It depends May 2, 2019

If it's a simple email with PO and files to translate/proofread maybe twice.

On the other hand, if the email contains complicated instructions I might read it several times.


Pleshkanovska Kateryna
 
Sophie Dzhygir
Sophie Dzhygir  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 12:33
German to French
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Zero times May 2, 2019

I voted this one because I loved the anwser

Thanks to all who posted funny polls those days!


Richard Purdom
 
Muriel Vasconcellos
Muriel Vasconcellos  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 04:33
Member (2003)
Spanish to English
+ ...
Once or twice May 2, 2019

I've learned the hard way that it's important to read them over before sending them.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Moulay SADIK
Elizabeth Tamblin
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 11:33
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Once or twice (at least) May 2, 2019

I always write important mails on Word (spell check is always on) and then I read once or twice at least before sending them...

 
Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 12:33
French to English
why even ask? May 2, 2019

of course I get everything rihgt first time!

Moulay SADIK
Harry Blake Paz Bonzano
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Laureana Pavon
Andy Watkinson
Gibril Koroma
 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 12:33
Spanish to English
+ ...
Once or twice May 2, 2019

And if it's on websites like Proz or FB, after posting there always seems to be one little detail that I've missed, like an apostrophe or a comma or something…

Els Govaerts
Natalia Pedrosa
 
Harry Blake Paz Bonzano
Harry Blake Paz Bonzano  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 12:33
Member (2014)
Spanish to Italian
+ ...
Rihgt! May 2, 2019

Kay Denney wrote:

of course I get everything rihgt first time!


How funny is that answer considering it is aimed at those who are 100% sure they wrote it rihgt.


Kay Denney
 
DZiW (X)
DZiW (X)
Ukraine
English to Russian
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instant/several times May 2, 2019

While I don't care much about my posts at ProZ and personal emails, in business I prefer a Draft-Revision1-Revision2-...-Approval-Final Revision-Go ahead approach.

Not long ago I noticed one of my direct clients restructuring a draft offer according to the Minto pyramid principle, which I used long ago (as a first-year student), but forgot.


 
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Nikki Scott-Despaigne  Identity Verified
Local time: 12:33
French to English
Can happen to anyone, but in this instance... May 2, 2019

Kay Denney wrote:

of course I get everything rihgt first time!


Hahahaha!


 
Gibril Koroma
Gibril Koroma  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 07:33
French to English
+ ...
Few times May 2, 2019

I do that a few times actually.

 


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