( The word "(" is a compiler directive (a builder, in Quackery jargon) that causes the compiler to disregard everything until it encounters a ")" preceded by whitespace. If you require more than that, it is trivial to define new comment builders... ) [ behead carriage = until ] builds # # Now the word "#" will cause the compiler to # disregard everything from the "#" to the end of # the line that it occurs on. [ drop $ "" ] builds commentary commentary The word "commentary" will cause the compiler to disregard everything that comes after it to the end of the source string or file.