So you speak a lot of languages, right? And you want some credit for it, right? Of course you do.
Nothing easier than to check your Paco, in just 5 minutes.
The Paco standard for language proficiency is a revolutionary new metric for checking language ability. Just follow this simple, intuitive example and you'll have your Paco score in no time.
First, we have Paco levels. For every language, select the highest Paco level you can master in that language. That becomes your Paco proficiency in the language.
Paco 1 - did I hear something?
(would move out of the way of someone with a gun and yelling very loud)
Russian
Paco 2 - it’s just like language x right?
(understanding the Emergency Exit sign)
Catalan, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Afrikaans-, Latin
Paco 3 - somo tehm words re no tspel correct
(one in five-ish in a sentence)
Spanish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Czech, Slovak+
Paco 4 - small subset, no grammar
(can read the sports section-ish)
Italian
Paco 5 - kinda sorta wanted to learn it once
(could speak three sentences in a row if my life depended on it)
French, Dutch
Paco 6 - heard it on the telly
(roughly got tone and grammar but have to translate words from a related language)
Swedish, Danish-, Nynorsk+
Paco 7 - omfg pwnage
(native)
Polish, Norwegian, English
Now you just add up your Pacos to get your Paco score, so for example:
1 x Paco1 + 5 x Paco2 + 6 x Paco3 + 1 x Paco4 + 2 x Paco5 + 3 x Paco6 + 3 x Paco7 = 82 Paco
So the next time your boss is considering sending you to Brazil (first class, 5 star hotel, tickets to everything) to sign that Very Big Contract and asks about your Portuguese, you can point to your Paco and be sure he picks you!
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The Paco standard for language proficiency is a revolutionary new metric for checking language ability. Just follow this simple, intuitive example and you'll have your Paco score in no time.
First, we have Paco levels. For every language, select the highest Paco level you can master in that language. That becomes your Paco proficiency in the language.
Paco 1 - did I hear something?
(would move out of the way of someone with a gun and yelling very loud)
Russian
Paco 2 - it’s just like language x right?
(understanding the Emergency Exit sign)
Catalan, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Afrikaans-, Latin
Paco 3 - somo tehm words re no tspel correct
(one in five-ish in a sentence)
Spanish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Czech, Slovak+
Paco 4 - small subset, no grammar
(can read the sports section-ish)
Italian
Paco 5 - kinda sorta wanted to learn it once
(could speak three sentences in a row if my life depended on it)
French, Dutch
Paco 6 - heard it on the telly
(roughly got tone and grammar but have to translate words from a related language)
Swedish, Danish-, Nynorsk+
Paco 7 - omfg pwnage
(native)
Polish, Norwegian, English
Now you just add up your Pacos to get your Paco score, so for example:
1 x Paco1 + 5 x Paco2 + 6 x Paco3 + 1 x Paco4 + 2 x Paco5 + 3 x Paco6 + 3 x Paco7 = 82 Paco
So the next time your boss is considering sending you to Brazil (first class, 5 star hotel, tickets to everything) to sign that Very Big Contract and asks about your Portuguese, you can point to your Paco and be sure he picks you!
