> Why does the reason matter? It's the ability to speak it that matters. Yes, I basically agree. I think there's a difference between a native speaker and some

> Why does the reason matter? It's the ability to speak it that matters. Yes, I basically agree. I think there's a difference between a native speaker and someone who can order food in a French restaurant -- I mean, without getting snails when what he really wanted was escargot. But I agree, it's not a very important distinction.