>>> >>> >>> >>> >>I'd prefer it to become a normal word, though that will require some >>modification of existing sources. >> >> > >Will it make life easier for the user if it's a normal word? > > I believe so. Basically you don't have to use the m: prefix before using it. Since it's almost always used in macros, (at least by me), this saves some typing and is a little more readable: As a macro: : s" '" parse m: $, ; As a word: : s" '" parse $, ; -- Charles