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Geggs Started conversation Jul 19, 2012
I thought I heard that correctly, though I started to doubt myself later.
Listen to tonight's PM, presented this evening by Caroline Quinn. At 19:48, in reference to discussions at the UN about Syria, she uses the word 'snailmate'.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01kt441/PM_19_07_2012/
It's obviously a play on stalemate, but I get the feeling that it's slightly more nuanced. Instead of the parties being completely deadlocked, there is at least the possibility of some movement, however slight, but that a large amount of discussion about precise details, which could drag on for hours, has to take place first. In order for any progress to be made it has to be at a snail's pace.
Interesting word.
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