The virtues of sluggishness
Language Log 2026-01-14
Summary:
"Arnold the Grove Snail" (1:11) Everyone who knows me is aware that the snail is my totem, my logo. When my students are too tense or anxious, I will enjoin them: "wō/guāniú jīngshén, mànman lái 蝸牛精神,慢慢來" ("[have / adopt a] snail spirit, take your time"). I even had a pet snail, Arnold, for five and a […]