I think that witticism precedes Chomsky by some time. I've heard it many times, but never attributed to him.
--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Sandy Harris <sandyinchina at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There's a story that when Chomsky was asked the best way
> to learn a language, he replied "Sleep with one." Can
> anyone
> verify that one? Ilike it, but I'm not sure I believe it.
>
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> Sandy Harris,
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