diff --git a/src/notcl.test.ts b/src/notcl.test.ts
index 7912a0f..0856244 100644
--- a/src/notcl.test.ts
+++ b/src/notcl.test.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ describe("Parsing Notcl", () => {
     it("can parse an empty script", () =>
       expect(parse("")).toEqual([true, []]));
 
-    it("can parse a one-word command", () =>
-      expect(parse("a")).toEqual([true, [[{ enchanted: "a" }]]]));
-
     it("can parse a multi-word command", () =>
       expect(parse("a b  c")).toEqual([
         true,
@@ -89,15 +86,10 @@ b`)
   });
 
   describe("enchanted words", () => {
-    // Enchanted Words
-    //   simple words
-    //   not braces
-    //   not quotes
-    //   not variables
-    //   not commands
-    //   not backslashes
-    //   yes before folded newline
-    //   no before folded newline that gives us backslashes
+    it("can parse a simple word", () =>
+      expect(parse("a")).toEqual([true, [[{ enchanted: "a" }]]]));
+    it("can parse a word with non-special punctuation", () =>
+      expect(parse("-switch")).toEqual([true, [[{ enchanted: "-switch" }]]]));
   });
 
   describe("interpolated words", () => {
@@ -126,12 +118,16 @@ b`)
       expect(parse("\\{")).toEqual([true, [[{ text: "{" }]]]));
     it("treats a quoted brace as a plain character", () =>
       expect(parse('"{"')).toEqual([true, [[{ text: "{" }]]]));
-
-    // Interpolated words
-    //    variables- bare, brace
-    //    command subst
   });
 
+  describe("backslash interpolation", () => {});
+
+  describe("variable interpolation", () => {
+    //    variables- bare, brace
+  });
+
+  describe("command interpolation", () => {});
+
   describe("brace words", () => {
     it("can parse empty braces", () =>
       expect(parse("{}")).toEqual([true, [[{ text: "" }]]]));
diff --git a/src/words.ts b/src/words.ts
index 894a826..00f5e93 100644
--- a/src/words.ts
+++ b/src/words.ts
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ export type InterpolatedWord = {
   pieces: InterpolatedPiece[];
 };
 
-function IsTextPiece(piece: InterpolatedPiece | undefined): piece is TextPiece {
-  return piece ? "text" in piece : false;
-}
-
 // safely concatenate text pieces, converting as needed
 export function Concat(left: TextPiece, right: TextPiece) {
   return { text: left.text + right.text };
 }
 
+function IsTextPiece(piece: InterpolatedPiece | undefined): piece is TextPiece {
+  return piece ? "text" in piece : false;
+}
+
 export function SimplifyWord(
   pieces: InterpolatedPiece[]
 ): InterpolatedWord | TextWord {