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What to Do If a Document Has an Error: Translate As-Is or Fix It
B2C 2026-07-24 9 min

What to Do If a Document Has an Error: Translate As-Is or Fix It

A diploma with a typo, a birth certificate with date errors — what should a translator do? 3 approaches to handling errors in source documents and why this decision determines whether an institution accepts your translation.

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