{"id":3222,"date":"2015-04-08T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2020-10-02T12:27:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T16:27:34","slug":"just-how-good-is-your-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/2015\/04\/08\/just-how-good-is-your-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Just How Good is Your English?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whichisenglish.transparent.com\/?__utma=263963081.749578404.1441727336.1447960518.1448032509.132&amp;__utmb=263963081.4.10.1448032509&amp;__utmc=263963081&amp;__utmx=263963081.Jga9EDSOTu2TqdVnDcxuZg$75641091-7:0.cra5bFnjR3e2XI9QBzuPpA$75641091-8:0&amp;__utmz=263963081.1447947031.130.23.utmcsr=facebook.com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=\/&amp;__utmv=-&amp;__utmk=26383550\" aria-label=\"WIE2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3224\"  alt=\"which is english\" width=\"551\" height=\"293\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE2.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE2-350x186.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE2-768x409.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a>We\u2019re excited to announce the new percentile ranking feature in <a href=\"http:\/\/whichisenglish.transparent.com\/\">Which is English<\/a>.\u00a0In the game, players are presented with pairs of words or phrases. Which option uses English most naturally or correctly? The challenges are easy at first, but get harder if you do well early on. Even native speakers of English usually get at least one of the fourteen challenges wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after completing a game, players are presented with their percentile score, which is a comparison of your performance against all other Which is English players, including native speakers and English learners.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/whichisenglish.transparent.com\/?__utma=263963081.749578404.1441727336.1447960518.1448032509.132&amp;__utmb=263963081.4.10.1448032509&amp;__utmc=263963081&amp;__utmx=263963081.Jga9EDSOTu2TqdVnDcxuZg$75641091-7:0.cra5bFnjR3e2XI9QBzuPpA$75641091-8:0&amp;__utmz=263963081.1447947031.130.23.utmcsr=facebook.com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=\/&amp;__utmv=-&amp;__utmk=26383550\" aria-label=\"WIE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3223\"  alt=\"which is english\" width=\"529\" height=\"240\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE.png 626w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE-350x159.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This ranking feature is still in the beta stage, so we\u2019d love to hear what you think!<\/strong> Each game only takes about one minute. If you\u2019re up to the challenge, feeling competitive, or just looking for a distraction, play <a href=\"http:\/\/whichisenglish.transparent.com\/\">Which is English<\/a>\u00a0for a game or two (or ten\u2014hey, it\u2019s fun!) and let us know how you like it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for more English learning resources? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/personal\/english-learning.html\">Transparent Language Online<\/a> is packed with English materials for speakers of 27+ other languages.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE2-350x186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"which is english\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE2-350x186.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE2-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/language-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/03\/WIE2.jpg 1003w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>We\u2019re excited to announce the new percentile ranking feature in Which is English.\u00a0In the game, players are presented with pairs of words or phrases. Which option uses English most naturally or correctly? The challenges are easy at first, but get harder if you do well early on. 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