diff --git a/cmdhandler.py b/cmdhandler.py
index 46d194c701..87f2a09d60 100755
--- a/cmdhandler.py
+++ b/cmdhandler.py
@@ -63,12 +63,32 @@ def handle(cdat):
             return
          # If it's prefixed by an '@', it's a staff command.
          if parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] != '@':
+            # Shortened say alias.
+            if parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == '"':
+               parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "say")
+               parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
+               parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'say'
+            # Shortened pose alias.
+            elif parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == ':':
+               parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "pose")
+               parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
+               parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'pose'
+            # Pose without space alias.
+            elif parsed_input['root_cmd'][0] == ';':
+               parsed_input['splitted'].insert(0, "pose/nospace")
+               parsed_input['root_chunk'] = ['pose', 'nospace']
+               parsed_input['splitted'][1] = parsed_input['splitted'][1][1:]
+               parsed_input['root_cmd'] = 'pose'
             cmd = getattr(commands_general, 'cmd_%s' % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],), None )
          else:
             parsed_input['root_cmd'] = parsed_input['root_cmd'][1:]
             cmd = getattr(commands_privileged, 'cmd_%s' % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],), None )
       else:
          cmd = getattr(commands_unloggedin, 'cmd_%s' % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],), None )
+
+      # Debugging stuff.
+      #session.msg("ROOT : %s" % (parsed_input['root_cmd'],))
+      #session.msg("SPLIT: %s" % (parsed_input['splitted'],))
       
       if callable(cmd):
          cdat['uinput'] = parsed_input
diff --git a/commands_general.py b/commands_general.py
index 6fd83e9c59..59f4d60dea 100644
--- a/commands_general.py
+++ b/commands_general.py
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ def cmd_pose(cdat):
    Pose/emote command.
    """
    session = cdat['session']
+   switches = cdat['uinput']['root_chunk'][1:]
 
    if not functions_general.cmd_check_num_args(session, cdat['uinput']['splitted'], 1, errortext="Do what?"):
       return
@@ -363,10 +364,15 @@ def cmd_pose(cdat):
    pobject = session.get_pobject()
    speech = ' '.join(cdat['uinput']['splitted'][1:])
    
+   if "nospace" in switches:
+      sent_msg = "%s%s" % (pobject.get_name(show_dbref=False), speech)
+   else:
+      sent_msg = "%s %s" % (pobject.get_name(show_dbref=False), speech)
+   
    players_present = [player for player in session_list if player.get_pobject().get_location() == session.get_pobject().get_location()]
    
    for player in players_present:
-      player.msg("%s %s" % (pobject.get_name(show_dbref=False), speech))
+      player.msg(sent_msg)
    
 def cmd_help(cdat):
    """