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<LI><em>To</em>: Jp Calderone <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Travis Casey <<A HREF="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 21:34:31 -0400</LI>
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On Wednesday, June 02, 1999, Jp Calderone wrote:
> Travis S. Casey wrote:
>>
> [snip]
>> How can "get the red box" be misunderstood, unless there is more than one
>> red box in the area? Or "put the red sword in the box on the table"?
>> (Again, unless there's more than one sword, or more than one box on the
>> table, or more than one table that has a box on it.)
>>
> [snip]
> Point for the ambiguity argument - Does "put the red sword in the box on
> the
> table" mean put the red sword you are holding/carrying in the box on the
> table or put the red sword that is in the box onto the table?
Unless both red swords exist, it means whichever one makes sense in
the situation. That's why I made the parenthetical comment I did.
If you're carrying a red sword and there's one in the box, either the
mud can ask you for clarification, or the command language could
support a way to make it clear in the initial command -- e.g.,
put red sword in (box on table)
put (red sword in box) on table
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00409" HREF="msg00409.html">[MUD-Dev] Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00418" HREF="msg00418.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></strong>,
Matthew Mihaly <a href="mailto:sarapis#achaea,com">sarapis#achaea,com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 02:19 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00449" HREF="msg00449.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, wasText Parsing)</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00397" HREF="msg00397.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></strong>,
Jp Calderone <a href="mailto:exarkun#flashmail,com">exarkun#flashmail,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 23:23 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00412" HREF="msg00412.html">[MUD-Dev] Re[2]: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></strong>,
Travis Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Thu 03 Jun 1999, 01:30 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00403" HREF="msg00403.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)</A></strong>,
Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 23:25 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00389" HREF="msg00389.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#marcus,pants.nu">kitkat#marcus,pants.nu</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 14:31 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00393" HREF="msg00393.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 15:52 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00404" HREF="msg00404.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Text Parsing</A></strong>,
Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Wed 02 Jun 1999, 23:25 GMT
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