[Jamie89]

Hmmm, I'm not sure I agree completely. It's akin, in that there can be a comparison. So saying 'speak to me like that again' can be taken as a threat, as can 'I'll smash your face in'. But even though they could both be classed as threatening I think they're on different levels. And saying 'speak to me like that again' in the heat of the moment and then stopping yourself is much milder in my opinion than directly saying that you are going to smash someone's face in. That's much more threatening, so I don't think Scott was right to compare them directly.