He violently poured himself a large mug of coffee
I know the sort of thing they probably mean, but I can't help thinking this adverb was an unclear choice, because it brings to mind a lot of other (rather silly) possibilities for the nature of the violence:
With a sword?
In the middle of a screaming fit?
By swinging the pot in a wild arc so as to roughly sling the stuff into the cup?
By bashing the pot against your head repeatedly until maybe some gets in your mug?
Or perhaps, since this is Severus before coffee, with a nice hearty Cruciatus?
(Oh please, someone please draw Snape in a dressing gown yelling "Crucio!" at a coffee pot.)
I know the sort of thing they probably mean, but I can't help thinking this adverb was an unclear choice, because it brings to mind a lot of other (rather silly) possibilities for the nature of the violence:
With a sword?
In the middle of a screaming fit?
By swinging the pot in a wild arc so as to roughly sling the stuff into the cup?
By bashing the pot against your head repeatedly until maybe some gets in your mug?
Or perhaps, since this is Severus before coffee, with a nice hearty Cruciatus?
(Oh please, someone please draw Snape in a dressing gown yelling "Crucio!" at a coffee pot.)
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Date: January 9th, 2008 02:33 pm (UTC)From:I fall down laughing, I am slain. *thud* (and I am sorely tempted to draw this!)
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Date: January 9th, 2008 07:40 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: January 10th, 2008 04:19 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: January 10th, 2008 04:54 am (UTC)From:*glomps you*