Dear syndicate, ============= \def\TR{\groupedcommand \it} % \def\TR{\groupedcommand \it\/} \def\Test{{\TR Test}} \starttext \Test \stoptext ============= produces the attached strange result: The first letter gets put at the end. Also, is italic correction no longer supported in mkiv? \/ produces an undefined control sequence. Is there another way now? Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shīʿī Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523