1. In a natural language application running on a computer system, said natural language application for allowing a user to manipulate a plurality of displayed objects on a display device through natural language commands, said plurality of displayed objects being generated by a computer system, a method of interpreting a word sequence including a verb and a pronoun comprising: if said word sequence includes a noun referred to by said pronoun, then ignoring said pronoun; if one of said plurality of displayed objects is presently selected, then interpreting said pronoun as referring to said presently selected displayed object; and if none of said plurality of displayed objects are presently selected, then interpreting said pronoun as referring to one of said plurality of displayed objects which is proximate to a current insertion point on said display device.