Here's a more recent story: http://time.com/4989850/alcohol-foreign-language-speak/ Apparently, it's better to not be drunk, but drinking a bit of alcohol definitely helps people with language speaking confidence. As the article says, there needs to be a double-blind study to see whether it actually helps with language learning. > From: Heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40> > Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 11:57:49 -0700 > > I just have to clarify that I learned most of my French BEFORE I ever touched a > drop but I am sure that the year I spent inlGrenoble in 1985-86 did increase my > fluency in both > linguistic and oenological terms.