'Snap' offensive?
<p><span word="Yam">Yam</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>’ <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bosnians">Bosnians</span>’ <span word="training">training</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="Serb">Serb</span> <span word="offensives">offensives</span> – <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="Time">Time</span>, <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>, <span word="October">October</span> 10, 1994), <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="snap">snap</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="Serbian">Serbian</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="but">but</span>...</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ship">ship</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bosnians">Bosnians</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bosnians">Bosnians</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> (<span word="that">that</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="lag">lag</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Serbs">Serbs</span>.</p><p><span word="Snap">Snap</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> (<span word="offensive">offensive</span>), <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="snap">snap</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="crisp">crisp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quick">quick</span>.</p><p><span word="Quick">Quick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snappy">snappy</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="snap">snap</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>. <span word="Make">Make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="finger">finger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span>, <span word="short">short</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> – <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instant">instant</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="snap">snap</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> – <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p>
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