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From: "Sam Hulick" <shulick@kiwi.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Re: [Inform] Difference between "
Message-ID: <199511241901.OAA03362@kiwi.ucs.indiana.edu>
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Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 14:01:09 -0500 (EST)
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gdr11@cl.cam.ac.uk (Gareth Rees) writes:
>Joe Mason <joe.mason@tabb.com> wrote:
>> So if I want another property that puts words in the dictionary, I
>> definitely have to use double quotes?  Okay, fair enough.
>
>No, for properties other than `name', you must use single quotes for
>dictionary words, for example
>
>   Property adjective;
>   Object  BigRedCube
>    with   name "cube",
>           adjective 'red' 'big';

You know, I'll bet the " vs. ' is one of the toughest things to grasp in
Inform.  What is the real difference between:

    ...
    adjective "red" "big",

and

    ...
    adjective 'red' 'big',

I do know that dictionary words suck because you can't print them.
What's the purpose, then?  Why not just have everything work like:

     life [;
      Ask: if (second == "train") 
             ....

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