Hello people. And thanks for the help.
I have these two brothers, Stefano and Adriano Bargelli.
I dislike this:
I can see Stefano Bargelli and Adriano Bargelli here.
And I would like to read, instead:
I can see Stefano and Adriano Bargelli here.
I’m pretty sure Inform is powerful enough to do this. Just can’t tell how.
Peace.
Write a “rule for writing a paragraph about Stefano when Adriano is visible” which mentions both of them and marks Adriano as “mentioned”. Or write a “rule for printing the name of Stefano while looking when Adriano is visible”.
Bah. I found it. I was looking in the wrong place.
This seems to work (thanks Draconis, anyway! Much appreciated):
[code]A family member is a kind of person.
Stefano Bargelli is a male family member in Awesome Research Studio. Understand “brother/brothers/bargellis” as Stefano Bargelli.
Adriano Bargelli is a male family member in Awesome Research Studio. Understand “brother/brothers/bargellis” as Adriano Bargelli.
Before listing contents of a room: group family members together.
Rule for grouping together family members: say “Adriano and Stefano Bargelli”.[/code]
Beware of writing “grouping family member together” instead of “grouping together family members”, too!