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Phrases

A line worth keeping, and what it replaces

A Phrase records a line you want to reach for. It can include the plainer version it replaces, but it does not have to: a Phrase can be a good line on its own. Filing one to a book changes where it sorts, never whether it is available.

Phrases is a tab in the Companion panel. It records lines worth reaching for, optionally paired with the plainer version they replace.

What a Phrase stores

  • The line to use. Required. This is the Phrase.
  • The plainer version it replaces. Optional. Where it is present, the entry is a pair: the tired way and the better one. Where it is absent, the entry is simply a line you want to keep.
  • A note. Optional. Why it works, or where it belongs.

The plainer half being optional is the part worth knowing. A Phrase does not have to be a correction. A line you liked and want available later is a valid entry on its own.

Filing a Phrase to a book

A Phrase may be attached to a book or left unattached. Attaching one affects sort order only: with a book open, the Phrases filed to that book sort first and everything else sorts below them. Nothing is hidden. A Phrase filed to one book remains visible and usable while writing another.

How it differs from the Word Bank

The Word Bank stores a word and its definition, and is always account-wide. Phrases stores a line, optionally with what it replaces and a note, and may be filed to a book. If you are recording what a word means, use the Word Bank; if you are recording what to write, use Phrases.