(in paradise, you study the Torah; in hell, you study grammar)
I say this jokingly, because I actually do like the study of grammar - I think that Chomsky is actually right about this - that the grammar of one's language will tremendously affect one's thoughts. I don't know whether Chomsky ever read Korzybsky, but he should have.
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Date: 2008-09-14 02:24 am (UTC)(in paradise, you study the Torah; in hell, you study grammar)
I say this jokingly, because I actually do like the study of grammar - I think that Chomsky is actually right about this - that the grammar of one's language will tremendously affect one's thoughts. I don't know whether Chomsky ever read Korzybsky, but he should have.