Do you need any English or Afrikaans proofreading, editing or translation done? Dissertations, articles, reports. Regardless of whether it’s long or short, a book or a letter, or anything else, I’m at your service.
I work in English and Afrikaans. I am fully bilingual and translate from English to Afrikaans and from Afrikaans to English.
I have had more than 40 years of translating, editing and proofreading experience.
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Recommendations
I've worked with Errol Collen, a reliable colleague who never missed a deadline, for 13 years (1997 - 2010) at Finweek. His knowledge of mining and financial terms and his attention to detail made him a valuable translator, who often picked up inconsistencies or mistakes in the source text.
Colleen Naudé, Former Editor, Finweek
Colleen Naudé, Former Editor, Finweek
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“Errol Collen has been engaged in translations from English to Afrikaans and from Afrikaans to English as well as editing in both English and Afrikaans in the financial and general technical spheres since 1973. His background (English-speaking father and Afrikaans-speaking mother), experience and training (M A in Linguistics at Unisa) have admirably qualified him for these fields of endeavour. Further, his writing talent, short fiction and satirical verse, add another unique dimension. I have known Errol and his work since 1973 and can unreservedly recommend him as an English/Afrikaans language practitioner in the areas of finance and technology.”
J D U Geldenhuys
(Documentation Consultant : Nedbank Group Limited)
(J D U Geldenhuys is a long-time translator, editor and language practitioner. He is the co-compiler of several dictionaries and has written about 12 books of verse. The titles of some of his books can be seen here.)
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"I have known Errol Collen for close on 40 years, having worked with him as a translator for the Chamber of Mines of South Africa in the Seventies and early Eighties. I had no hesitation in making use of his services when I was appointed Chief Subeditor at F&T Weekly in the mid-Nineties. This magazine later became Finance Week, which in turn morphed into the current Finweek. I have always found him utterly reliable and trustworthy in his dealings with me."
Gavin Nefdt, Chief Subeditor, Finweek
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Errol Collen has done proofreading/editing for my company on a professional basis, and the standard of his work has been highly satisfactory.
Cheryl Chezzi
Creative Vision
Cheryl Chezzi
Creative Vision
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In previous years, I tried out more than 20 different proofreaders from the United Kingdom and the US advertising their services, unfortunately none of them met my strict requirements of language proficiency to make the text sound really natural and correct. Inserting “the” occasionally, and changing “in” for “at”, for example, is not enough if the text contains improper words found only in dictionary but not in use today. Then, luckily, Errol Collen was recommended to me, and it just clicked. Errol is an enthusiastic proofreader with profound knowledge of literature and culture. Thanks to his attention to detail bordering on pedantry, his willingness to rewrite sentences and change vocabulary whenever necessary, texts corrected by him are stylish, “alive”, and absolutely perfect. Errol puts in effort to guarantee excellent quality of books and magazines, as well as of university publications and other important printed materials translated to English by me or my select team of translators. In this way, I would like to thank Errol for our smooth long-term collaboration and wish him many fruitful years to come!
Viktor Horak, translator and owner of BonaLingua translation agency, Europe
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As an established English proofreader in the Czech Republic, I have on several occasions referred my clients to Errol Collen for a month or more, while I was on vacation. Not only did Errol deal with all the queries promptly and efficiently, but all my former clients were totally impressed by Errol’s professional service, conscientious attention to detail and extensive knowledge of the English language. Errol Collen is an avid reader and published writer with a Master’s degree in English and Linguistics. You will find no better or more thorough proofreader of your English texts than Errol.
I highly recommend his services.
Pearl Harris
ENGLISH PROOFREADING AND EDITING
http://www.freewebs.com/pearlharris/
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