My vote is you can only use "all" with drop/put and take/get. Definitely
not Examine. There, that's my two pence worth. Adding "all" to other
verbs makes the game, IMHO, un-natural and less enjoyable.
Good luck with finishing your game.
Regards
Graham
--- Graham Cluley hamrag@cix.compulink.co.uk Humbug Software 43 Old Mill Gardens Author of shareware adventures Berkhamsted Herts UK HUMBUG and JACARANDA JIM.