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accept
Purpose: agree to something proposed or offered by another character.
Synonyms: none
| SYNTAX |
EXAMPLES |
| 1. accept |
1. accept |
| 2. accept <thing> |
2. accept bottle |
| 3. accept <thing> <qualifier> |
3. accept bottle red |
| 4. accept <qualifier> <thing> |
4. accept red bottle |
| 5. accept <n>.<thing> |
5. accept 2.bottle |
USE:
- Use form one to accept in general, without a specific referent.
- Use form two when there's no possible ambiguity. In the example, there's only one bottle being offered.
- Use form three or four when more information is needed to interpret the command - that is, there's more than one possible target by the same name to which the command could be applied. In the example, there's a blue bottle, a red bottle, etc.
- Use form three or four when more information is needed to interpret the command - that is, there's more than one possible target by the same name to which the command could be applied. In the example, there's a blue bottle, a red bottle, etc.
- Use form five when there are many instances of <target> being offered, and you want to accept one of them in particular.
Accept can be used in a variety of contexts.
Generally you'll use it to indicate agreement to something offered:
an Item, a suggestion.
But you can also use it to Accept life in general: accept Fate, and so on.
Unlike certain other social commands,
Accept
cannot be parameterized.
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