diff --git a/arvo/ford.hoon b/arvo/ford.hoon
index eccce1047..183385080 100644
--- a/arvo/ford.hoon
+++ b/arvo/ford.hoon
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@
           [~ u=(^case a)]
         nuck:so
       ::
+      ++  mota  ;~(pfix pat mota:vez)                   ::  atom odor
       ++  hath  (sear plex (stag %conl poor)):vez       ::  hood path
       ++  have  (sear tome ;~(pfix fas hath))           ::  hood beam
       ++  hith                                          ::  static path
@@ -716,7 +717,7 @@
               (stag %lin ;~(pfix pam lin:read))
               (stag %man ;~(pfix tar man:read))
               (stag %nap ;~(pfix cab day:read))
-              (stag %now ;~(pfix pat day:read))
+              (stag %nod ;~(pfix cab now:read))
               (stag %saw ;~(pfix sem saw:read))
               (stag %see ;~(pfix col see:read))
               (stag %sic ;~(pfix ket sic:read))
@@ -770,6 +771,10 @@
                 =<  ;~(sfix (star (sear . day)) gap duz)
                 |=  a/^horn  ^-  (unit {term ^horn})
                 ?+(-.a ~ $dub `[p.a q.a])
+          ::
+              ++  now
+                %+  rail  ;~((glue cab) mota day)
+                ;~(pfix gap ;~(plug mota day))
           ::
               ++  saw
                 %+  rail
@@ -1561,6 +1566,10 @@
             $now
           %+  cope  (chad cof bax %da p.hon)
           (flux |=(a/vase noun+a))
+        ::
+            $nod
+          %+  cope  (chad cof bax p.hon q.hon)
+          (flux |=(a/vase noun+a))
         ::
             $nap
           %+  cope  (chai cof bax p.hon)
diff --git a/arvo/zuse.hoon b/arvo/zuse.hoon
index 239a30ece..f3138184b 100644
--- a/arvo/zuse.hoon
+++ b/arvo/zuse.hoon
@@ -2235,7 +2235,8 @@
       {$lin p/(list mark) q/horn}                       ::  /&  translates
       {$man p/(map knot horn)}                          ::  /*  hetero map
       {$nap p/horn}                                     ::  /_  homo map
-      {$now p/horn}                                     ::  /@  list by @da
+      {$now p/horn}                                     ::  DEPRECATED
+      {$nod p/term q/horn}                              ::  /_  @  list by odor
       {$saw p/twig q/horn}                              ::  /;  operate on
       {$see p/hops q/horn}                              ::  /:  relative to
       {$sic p/twig q/horn}                              ::  /^  cast
diff --git a/ren/tree/comments.hoon b/ren/tree/comments.hoon
index a51fb6647..c8b801554 100644
--- a/ren/tree/comments.hoon
+++ b/ren/tree/comments.hoon
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ::::  /hoon/comments/tree/ren
   ::
 /?    310
-/:    /%/comments    /@  /&elem&/md/    :: XX descend horn
+/:    /%/comments    /_  @da  /&elem&/md/
 ::
 ::::
   ::