erc-cmd-SAY

erc-cmd-SAY is a compiled Lisp function in `erc.el'.

(erc-cmd-SAY LINE)

Send LINE to the current query or channel as a message, not a command.

Use this when you want to send a message with a leading '/'. Note
that since multi-line messages are never a command, you don't
need this when pasting multiple lines of text.