Re: [MUD-Dev] Languages (slightly offtopic, was Text Parsing)

[Jp Calderone <exarkun#flashmail,com>]

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?

	Jp Calderone
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