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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Snag

I happen to see a newspaper headline: "No-fly zone snags Darfur crisis talks." Is the usage "snags" correct.
  

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Hi Guest, I'd say correct. We can say 'As I climbed the tree, a branch snagged my pants', meaning it caught in my pants and caused me a little difficulty. The meaning here is the no-fly zone is causing difficulty in the Darfur talks.

— Clive

  • Hi Guest, I'd say correct.
  • We can say 'As I climbed the tree, a branch snagged my pants', meaning it caught in my pants and caused me a little difficulty.
  • The meaning here is the no-fly zone is causing difficulty in the Darfur talks.
  • Be careful with newspaper headline writers, as they love short words and don't love good grammar.
  • Bye, Clive
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Hi Guest,
I'd say correct.

We can say 'As I climbed the tree, a branch snagged my pants', meaning it caught in my pants and caused me a little difficulty.
The meaning here is the no-fly zone is causing difficulty in the Darfur talks.

Be careful with newspaper headline writers, as they love short words and don't love good grammar.

Bye,
Clive
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