@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ idempotent, and usually the identity function on the noun itself.
8484either could be used to make wet gates that are mold builders. The buc in `|$`
8585is a hint that `|$` is closely related to buc runes, and thus `|$` should be
8686used to make mold builders, while `|*` should be used for any other sort of wet
87−gate. Thus, the second argument of `|$` is frequently a buc rune. For further
87+gate. Unlike `|*`, the body of `|$` is parsed in pattern mode to a `$spec`.
88+Thus, the second argument of `|$` is frequently a buc rune. For further
8889discussion of wet gates, see the entry for [`|*`](#-bartar).
8990
9091Like other single-arm cores, the arm for `|$` is named `$` and this can be used to