do so with skill

[Silverobama]

I wrote the sentence.

I can speak English, and I believe I do so with skill/skills.

I don't know which one is better if I want to mean that I can speak English and also I speak it well.

 

[tedmc]

You don't speak with skill; you speak the language well/fluently.

 

[Glizdka]

Could learning a foreign language to the point you use it as fluently as a native speaker be called a skill?

Would doing that with multiple languages make you skillful?

 

[tedmc]

It's hard to explain why we can do other things skilfully/with skill but not speaking.

 

[Skrej]

I disagree. It's common to talk about speaking skills, especially in the context of foreign languages, so I see no issue in stating that you speak such and such language skillfully.

I can speak English, and I believe I do so with skill/skills.

I don't know which one is better if I want to mean that I can speak English and also I speak it well.

Only 'skill' is possible, but as per above, it's okay in my opinion.

 

[Skrej]

Could learning a foreign language to the point you use it as fluently as a native speaker be called a skill?

Would doing that with multiple languages make you skillful?

It can, and it does, although it need not necessarily even be at that level of fluency to be considered a skill. For example, it's common on resumes to list any foreign languages you speak with some indication of fluency.

See this guide here for examples.

 

[Silverobama]

Hi Skrej,

Only 'skill' is possible, but as per above, it's okay in my opinion.

I can speak English, and I believe I do so with skill.

Do you mean this sentence is okay in your opinion?

 

[tedmc]

Speaking is considered a skill no doubt. IELTS tests candidates on their speaking skills. I think "to speak with skill/skilfully (BrE)" is not wrong but an unnatural collocation.

 

[Silverobama]

Speaking is considered a skill no doubt. IELTS tests candidates on their speaking skills. I think "to speak with skill/skilfully (BrE)" is not wrong but an unnatural collocation.

I asked some BE speakers and they said the sentence isn't natural, yes. But I still want to listen to Skrej's answer to my question.

Only 'skill' is possible, but as per above, it's okay in my opinion.

I can speak English, and I believe I do so with skill.

Do you mean this sentence is okay in your opinion?

 

[Skrej]

Yes.

 

[tedmc]

It's not wrong to me but I don't advise using it.

 

[5jj]

I can speak English, and I believe I do so with skill.

Do you mean this sentence is okay in your opinion?

It sounds very unnatural to this speaker of BrE.

 

[Glizdka]

Speaking can be a skill. If you look at certain orators, comedians, poets, and politicians, they easily demonstrate they can skillfully use language.

I'm not sure about learners, though. Is proficiently a better choice than skillfully?

 

[Rover_KE]

Is proficiently a better choice than skillfully?

Yes—or skilfully (BE spelling).