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= Say =

||||<rowstyle="background-color: #CCCCCC;">'''Command Information'''||
||''Keyword'' ||<:>{{{ say }}}||
||''Type'' ||<:>{{{ Built-In }}}||
||''Arguments'' ||<:>{{{ <message> }}}||
||''Aliases''||<:>{{{"}}}||
||<(|2>''Usage''||<:>{{{ say <message> }}}||
||||<:>{{{ "<message> }}}||

=== Purpose ===

Outputs a message to everyone in a room.

=== Syntax ===

To say something to everyone in the room:

 . ''{{{ say <message> }}}''

To say something to everyone in the room with shorthand notation:

 . ''{{{ "<message> }}}''

=== Parameters ===

''{{{<message>}}}''

 . The message you would like to broadcast to the room. The message will automatically have your designated closing character appended to the end of the message. By default, this character is a double-quote {{{ (") }}}.

=== Examples ===

__Example 1__

If a player named Alkani wanted to say {{{"When in the course of furry events..."}}} to everyone in the room, he would type the following:

 . {{{say "When in the course of furry events...}}}

Alkani would see the following:

 . {{{You say, "When in the course of furry events..."}}}

The rest of the room would see the following:

 . {{{Alkani says, "When in the course of furry events..."}}}


__Example 2__

If a player named Jaxen wanted to say {{{"Yerf!"}}} to everyone in the room, using the short-hand syntax, she would type the following:

 . {{{"Yerf!}}}

Jaxen would see the following:

 . {{{You say, "Yerf!"}}}

The rest of the room would see the following:

 . {{{Jaxen says, "Yerf!"}}}


=== Caveats ===

A suite of global programs, available as part of the saytools package, are available to help users customize their use of the {{{ say }}} command. For more information about advanced customization for the {{{ say }}} program, consult the {{{ saytools }}} page.

Dialogue messages can also be communicated via the {{{ pose }}} command, if you need to speak and perform actions at the same time. For more information and examples on using {{{ pose }}} to communicate both actions and text, consult the {{{ pose }}} page.


=== Related ===
[[Commands/BuiltIn/pose|Pose]] - Send an action to the room

[[Commands/BuiltIn/whisper|Whisper]] - Send a private message or action to a person in the same room

[[Commands/BuiltIn/page|Page]] - Send a private message or action to a person anywhere

[[Commands/Globals/SayTools|SayTools]] - Tools for customizing the behavior of the {{{say}}} command

=== Parent Topic ===
[[Commands/BuiltIn|List of SpinDizzy MUCK System Built-In and Local Commands]]

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