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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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It looks a bit self-destructive.

Greg is still drinking at the bar. It looks a bit self-destructive. He finishes his beer and signals the bartender for another.

- Can I write "it looks a bit self-destructive" here?

- Does "self-destructive" here mean that he's just drinking to get drunk as soon as possible, not to have fun but maybe to forget something?

  

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anonymous - Can I write "it looks a bit self-destructive" here? That is fine for stream-of-consciousness. " anonymous - Does "self-destructive" here mean that he's just drinking to get drunk as soon as possible, not to have fun but maybe to forget something?

  • anonymous - Can I write "it looks a bit self-destructive" here?
  • That is fine for stream-of-consciousness.
  • " anonymous - Does "self-destructive" here mean that he's just drinking to get drunk as soon as possible, not to have fun but maybe to forget something?
  • No.
  • It means he's trying to kill himself slowly.
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anonymous- Can I write "it looks a bit self-destructive" here?

That is fine for stream-of-consciousness. Plain narrative would benefit by some elaboration because of the unexpected "it", maybe "It looks a bit self-destructive, him slugging down pints with one hand and chain-smoking with the other."

anonymous- Does "self-destructi

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