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A comment on Great Divide in How Americans Commute to Work. Parent comment

Re:Great Divide in How Americans Commute to Work by taormina on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:35PM (#18972769)
'Snatch' might be more of a negative connotation? Grab feels pretty neutral.
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Re:Great Divide in How Americans Commute to Work by yellowapple on Thursday January 24, 2019 @12:28AM (#18986227)
It definitely depends on context, and possibly locality/dialect. I have heard (and used) "snatch", "snag", "grab", and "steal" here quite often.
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