"THE 50%" IS WRONG

DID YOU KNOW THAT "THE 50%" is WRONG?

Many Spanish people like to say percentages with an article in front. For example: "The 20% of people have never been to a dentist".

This is a direct translation from Spanish because in Spanish you say: "El 20%". When you speak and write in English you need to make sure that you remove the article and start directly with the %.

For example: "50% of British people can not speak a foreign language".

Hope that helps!