Directed Speech
Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 5:38 pm
Get tired of saying something and having everyone in the room wonder who you're talking to? Now you can direct your speech at people, critters or objects by using two colons followed by your intended target at the beginning of the speech commands. Examples:
Target and others see as:
Talk to critters!
Talk to inanimate objects!
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say ::Rias Ahoy, matey.
Speaking to Rias, you say, "Ahoy, matey."
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(Target)
Speaking to you, Tester says, "Ahoy, matey."
(Bystander)
Speaking to Rias, Tester says, "Ahoy, matey."
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'::arkenh Who's a good dog?
Speaking to a dusky gray arkenhound, you ask, "Who's a good dog?"
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"::cookie You look delicious.
Speaking to a cookie, you say, "You look delicious."