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From: ceforma@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Christopher E. Forman)
Subject: Re: Newbie Inform Question : Syntax for ask?
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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 16:52:48 GMT
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Mathematical Institute, (01865) 2-73525 (nelson@vax.oxford.ac.uk) wrote:

: Yeah, it's the most notorious misprint in the old manual, is what it
: is.  Try looking at "second" rather than "noun" - "noun" is set to
: the bartender, while "second" holds 'stew', etc.

Is there a convenient way to make "second" refer to an object, rather than
a "special_word" (so that you can use combinations of words under "name"
when asking NPCs about things)?
-- 
C.E. Forman                                      ceforma@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu
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