Re: weirdness!
From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
Date: | Monday, January 31, 2000, 15:40 |
Dan Sulani wrote:
> Hey guys, I'm always interested in learning about
> new speech therapy techniques! ;-)
> Somehow, though, I doubt that they'll let me try it out
> on the kids I work with! :-)
I suspect this works because people speak better when their
inhibitions against speaking poorly are relaxed by the alcohol.
One of the main barriers to fluent speech is the fear of error.
Alcohol in small doses helps overcome fear by producing
a general inhibition of inhibitions.
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