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Sure. But speaking a language is also (at least partially) a skill, ain't it?





It is. It’s also something you don’t forget except in extreme cases like dementia. Skills are different from facts but we use the word memory interchangeably for each. It’s this nuance of language that causes a category error in your reasoning ain’t it.



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