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--- a/NOTES
+++ b/NOTES
@@ -8,20 +8,23 @@
 &^             =>      $(top_srcdir)/subdir            or $(top_srcdir)
 &~             =>      $(abs_top_srcdir)/subdir        or $(abs_top_srcdir)
 
-&&                     =>      &
+&&             =>      &&
+\&             =>      &
 
 & thing thing... &     =>      each thing prefixed by &/ &^ &~ resp
 & ^ thing thing... &           each thing is any non-ws
 & ~ thing thing... &           & may be omitted before EOL or before \EOL
+                               other &'s not recognised
 
 CAPS is [A-Z][0-9_A-Z]*(?!\w)
 lc is [a-z][-+,0-9_a-z]*(?!\w)
 
-&! spc         disables & *until* EOL
+&!<spaces or tabs>     disables & *until* EOL (and disappears)
 
 &!STUFF                STUFF is recognised instead of & (beyond EOL)
-               STUFF is either all punct or all alphanum (incl _)
+               STUFF is either all ASCII punct or all ASCII alphanum (incl _)
                any lwsp after STUFF is discarded too
+
 eg notably
  STUFF!&               now & is recognised instead (ie back to normal)
  STUFFSTUFF    STUFF