diff --git a/ape/talk.hoon b/ape/talk.hoon
index 026189acb..4e27b4e33 100644
--- a/ape/talk.hoon
+++ b/ape/talk.hoon
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@
         %cabal  (pa-cabal cuz +.rad)
         %group  (pa-remind [%& cuz] +.rad)
         %grams  =.  q.+.rad
-                  ?.  ?=(%pawn (clan our.hid))   q.+.rad 
+                  :: ?.  ?=(%pawn (clan our.hid))   q.+.rad 
                   ?.  (gth (lent q.+.rad) 200)   q.+.rad
                   (slag (sub (lent q.+.rad) 200) q.+.rad)
                 (pa-lesson q.+.rad)