diff --git a/loader/loader.go b/loader/loader.go
index 1cf8fa17..3c60afbc 100644
--- a/loader/loader.go
+++ b/loader/loader.go
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ func newParser() *Parser { // TODO -- add string eaddress path url time
 	SETWORD    		<-  LETTER LETTERORNUM* ":"
 	LSETWORD    	<-  ":" LETTER LETTERORNUM*
 	GETWORD   		<-  "?" LETTER LETTERORNUM*
-	PIPEWORD   		<-  "|" LETTER LETTERORNUM* / PIPEARROWS
+	PIPEWORD   		<-  "|" LETTER LETTERORNUM* / PIPEARROWS / "|" NORMOPWORDS  
 	ONECHARPIPE    <-  "|" ONECHARWORDS
-	OPWORD    		<-  "." LETTER LETTERORNUM* / OPARROWS / ONECHARWORDS / "[*" LETTERORNUM* 
+	OPWORD    		<-  "." LETTER LETTERORNUM* / "." NORMOPWORDS / OPARROWS / ONECHARWORDS / "[*" LETTERORNUM*
 	TAGWORD    		<-  "'" LETTER LETTERORNUM*
 	KINDWORD    		<-  "~(" LETTER LETTERORNUM* ")~"?
 	XWORD    		<-  "<" LETTER LETTERORNUM* ">"?