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Here are some reasons why a translation may have to be revised/edited:

• There are many typographical and spelling errors

• Problems with numbered headings

• The text is not written in a way appropriate to the genre, e.g. a recipe that does not follow

the required form

• Unidiomatic word combinations and phrases

• You have to read a sentence twice to get the point

• You often come across a word like "it" or "they" and you cannot tell what it refers to.

• In a narrative text, it is hard to follow the sequence of events. Difficult to follow the steps of an argument.

• There are passages that contradict each other.

Source: Brian Mossop, "Revising and Editing for Translators."

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