Verb definition in Talk_Menu extension

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It would be a problem to move the verb talk grammar definition to the grammar.h file? That would be more coherent. I already use the French version of this verb in this file.

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I use the following grammar for TALK in all my games:

Extend only 'speak' replace
  * -> Talk
  * creature -> Talk
  * noun -> Talk
  * 'to'/'with' creature -> Talk
  * 'to'/'with' noun -> Talk
  * 'to'/'with' creature 'about' topic -> Ask
  * 'to'/'with' noun 'about' topic -> Ask;

Verb 'talk' 'babble' 'chat' 'communicate' 'converse' 'gab' 'gossip'
  * -> Talk
  * creature -> Talk
  * noun -> Talk
  * 'to'/'with' creature -> Talk
  * 'to'/'with' noun -> Talk
  * 'to'/'with' creature 'about' topic -> Ask
  * 'to'/'with' noun 'about' topic -> Ask;

[ TalkSub;
  if (noun == nothing)
    "You start talking to no one in particular.";
  if (noun == player)
    "You start talking to yourself, but it's a one-sided conversation.";
  if (RunLife(noun, ##Talk))
    rtrue;
  print_ret (The)noun, " ", (IsOrAre)noun, " not very talkative.";
];

Perhaps the PunyInform authors could incorporate this, or something similar into grammar.h.

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Each standard PunyInform extension is self contained - the complete code for the extension is in the single file for that extension.

Some of the extensions can also be used with the standard library. The talk_menu extension is one of them (It’s not Glulx compatible though). This is another reason to keep it self-contained.

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