Do you have a good command of language?

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I have a generally good command of the English language, although my brain is not synchronized with my mouth. If I am speaking to someone, my brain will accelerate rapidly until it is thinking about 4 or 5 words ahead of what I am speaking, and then all of a sudden, it snaps. Once that happens, I actually lose the ability to speak for about 5 seconds, at which point I will say "I just forgot what I was going to say", followed by 5-10 more seconds before my brain can formulate any new ideas. The original idea I was speaking of is lost in my mind, and can only be recovered if someone else brings it up.

Although it is a delight to have control of a wide vocabulary and a good understanding of the basic rules of language the point of writing or speaking to people is to convey something clearly and quickly and in general simple words with obvious meanings make the most appropriate tools. Using complicated and unfamiliar expressions gets in the way of clear and direct communication. And people are understandably offended by language that is used merely to confuse or demonstrate the superiority of the speaker.

I really don't know. I am capable of communication and thats about all I can say.

I think I am quite good with writing. But with speaking, not really. I stumble over words, have difficulty finding the right ones, and I don't always put them together in the proper way. I've become better at it recently, especially when I feel relaxed and take my time to search for wording which I feel to be more appropriate. But anxiety will make my speech ruptured and odd all over again, and I don't think I will ever be a good speaker. Not a good public speaker at any rate.

I am particularly apt with the english language for a very good reason.
I see letters the same way I see numbers; they are merely patterns put together a certain way to a desired end. It is very much like algebra to me. In this way, I've been able to excel in anything mathematical, scientific, or language arts. This, I've been told, is unusual. However, I enjoy it greatly...anything to shock people and learn at the same time.

i think its a common trait our pursuit of making good use of language, among aspies i mean

Unfortunately, I am a teacher and I don't feel good about it. I don't think I am doing the job well enough and I don't think it is the right thing for me.

I would say that I am good I don't what other people would say

I have a huge vocabulary, and I can say clearly very complex words (you know, the big, multisyllabic words based on Latin and Greek) most people have extreme dificulty in saying. My way of speaking can be very formal at times.

I am a linguisitic geniuss. Moi, je parlez le frenchie trez bunn. And Inglish too.

But seriously...
I am somewhat mixed. I speak and write rather formally, and I have a huge vocabulary. On the other hand, my punctuation and spelling can be erratic, which is perhaps odd for a person who reads so voraciously as I do.