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I notice there is no smiley face in this post. I must have offended you. Sorry.

And to express my goodwill: :)

You should really stick to Norwegian :wink:

Are you sure? :?

You can't "wolf down" a lollipop deliberately.[/quote]

why not?[/quote]

"Wolf down" implies a certain hasty frenzy. "Deliberately" implies a certain thoughtful slowness. But "wolf down" isn't...

You can't "wolf down" a lollipop deliberately.[/quote]

why not?[/quote]

"Wolf down" implies a certain hasty frenzy. "Deliberately" implies a certain thoughtful slowness. But "wolf down" isn't...

You can't "wolf down" a lollipop deliberately.

Typical animal characteristics are defined by the animal's behavior in its natural habitat, not when it wanders into a human settlement. When people say "That guy's like a wolf," they don't mean that...

As I said above, the opening of the sentence might be ironic.[/quote]

I don't think so. You'd have to change "deliberateness" to something like "a lupine ravenousness produced by the sight of...