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BY OLGA ARAKELYAN
HOME.YOURPROFESSIONALTRANSLATOR.COM
Machine translation versus Skilled human
translation
Machine translation
Free or cheap FastCan give you a gist about the source
textBUTTranslates word for wordOften produces incomprehensible textRequires human post-editing (often =
retranslating)
Skilled human translation
Translates meanings, no word for word translations
Produces logical and understandable text
BUTSlower than machine translationCosts money
YOUR CHOICE
Machine
translation
Human
translation
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