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@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ The utility 'phonemes' are:
 | `=`    | put the primary stress on the preceding syllable |
 | `_:`   | short pause |
 | `_`    | a shorter pause |
-| <code>&#124;</code>  | indicates a word boundary within a phoneme string |
-| <code>&#124;&#124;</code>    | can be used to separate two adjacent characters, to prevent them from being considered as a multi-character phoneme mnemonic |
+| <code>&#124;</code> | use to separate two adjacent characters, to prevent them from being considered as a single multi-character phoneme |
+| <code>&#124;&#124;</code> | indicates a word boundary within a phonetic string |
 
 It is not necessary to specify the stress of every syllable. Stress
 markers are only needed in order to change the effect of the language's