Say command

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SAY allows you to express yourself verbally in a number of versatile ways. It can be used on its own, addressed to a person or a particular direction, use adverbs, or have parenthetical remarks added. You can also append smileys to the end of your message to easily create different expressions of emotion.

Usage

Speech Smileys
:) with a smile
:( with a frown
;) with a wink
:') through happy tears
:'( through tears
:D with a laugh
XD gleefully
D: with great horror
:C grievously
:I flatly
:O with great surprise
:o with amused surprise

SAY <message>
>>say I wonder if there's anywhere to eat around here.
You say, "I wonder if there's anywhere to eat around here."

>>say Does anyone know the way to the Seaglass Inn?
You ask, "Does anyone know the way to the Seaglass Inn?"


SAY <adverb> <message>
>say wistfully I hope I can find a place to stay the night too..
You say wistfully, "I hope I can find a place to stay the night too.."


SAY (with a smile) <message>
>>say (with a smile) It's a pleasure to meet you, Donna. I've heard great things about your bread.
With a smile, you say, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Donna. I've heard great things about your bread."


SAY to <person/direction> (in a cacophony of anger) <message> <smiley>
>>say to Donna (in a cacophony of anger) I ordered bread, not cake! :(
In a cacophony of anger, you exclaim to Donna with a frown, "I ordered bread, not cake!"


SAY to <direction> <message>
When you speak to a direction, the people on the other side will hear your voice.
Note that in the other room, your voice description will be heard speaking the message!


>>say to kitchen Don't forget the bread!
(in your room) | You say towards the east, "Don't forget the bread!"
(in the kitchen) | A nasally countertenor says from the west, "Don't forget the bread!"

SAY aliases

There are multiple other speech commands that work in lieu of say. These include:

admit, affirm, agree, allege, announce, answer, assert, babble, bark, beg, blurt, brag,
chirp, claim, complain, concede, confide, confirm, croak, declare, drone, exhort, explain,
gripe, groan, grouse, growl, interject, interrupt, muse, plead, proclaim, pronounce, query,
question, ramble, rasp, relate, remark, slur, snarl, stage-whisper, stammer, state, stutter,
suggest, tell, utter, venture, wheedle, whine, wonder

>>complain I ordered bread, not cake
You complain, "I ordered bread, not cake."

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