This discussion topic was suggested by ProZ.com member Edwin Miles:
How close does one have to stick to the original text? Is sentence level always appropriate, or is paragraph level enough? Can you leave out sentences entirely? How much leeway do/should you have? Is this decided in collaboration with the writer him/herself. etc.? The title above is a translation (by Ernst Kaiser/Eithne Wilkins) of "Er ist am nächsten daran," in Siegfried Lenz's "Deutschstunde" ("The German Lesson").

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Q1. Where are located today?

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A1. I am in Syracuse, NY USA