diff --git a/guiapp/messagehandler.cpp b/guiapp/messagehandler.cpp
index 70c4225..cb46ddd 100644
--- a/guiapp/messagehandler.cpp
+++ b/guiapp/messagehandler.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,12 @@ bool MessageHandler::call_alias(QString alias, QStringList args) {
 	} else if( alias == "quit" || alias == "q" ) {
 		if( args.count() > 0 ) { irc->quit( args.join( " " ) ); }
 		else { irc->quit(); }
+	} else if(alias == "echo") {
+		windows["status"]->echo(args.join(" "));
 	} else {
+		//TODO: Script error! Unknown alias.... WHEREVER WE ARE IN WHICHEVER SCRIPT IT IS THAT WE'RE RUNNING!!
+		//BUT WAIT!!!!! NO!!!! The script manager is the only thing handling that!!!
+		//IN FACT, ALL THE ABOVE ALIASES BELONG IN THE IRC CLIENT LIBRARY, REALLY! PERHAPS?
 		return false;
 	}
 	return true;
diff --git a/mirc/includes/parser.h b/mirc/includes/parser.h
index e6f26ce..1175b61 100644
--- a/mirc/includes/parser.h
+++ b/mirc/includes/parser.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ typedef QMap<QString, mirc_alias> mirc_aliases;
 
 enum mirc_engine_stage {
 	PARSE,
-	EXECUTE
+	EXECUTE,
+	TERMINATED
 };
 
 class mirc_script_engine : public QObject {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ private:
 	MIRCScriptManager *manager;
 	mirc_aliases::iterator current_alias;
 	mirc_variables::iterator current_variable;
+	QStringList current_value;
 	QStack<QStringList> stack;
 
 public:
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ public:
 	void declare_variable(char const* str, char const* end);
 	void assign_variable(char const* str, char const* end);
 	void fetch_variable(char const*, char const*);
+	void append_value(char const* str, char const *end);
 	void append_expression(char const* str, char const *end);
 	void clear_stack(char const*, char const*);
 };
@@ -84,8 +87,10 @@ struct mirc_script : public grammar<mirc_script> {
 	struct definition {
 		rule<ScannerT>	script,
 						space,
+						nospace,
 						identifier,
 						string,
+						value,
 						expression,
 						expression_group,
 						parameters,
@@ -109,6 +114,7 @@ struct mirc_script : public grammar<mirc_script> {
 			s_action v_def ( bind( &mirc_script_engine::declare_variable, self.actions, _1, _2 ) );
 			s_action v_assign ( bind( &mirc_script_engine::assign_variable, self.actions, _1, _2 ) );
 			s_action v_fetch ( bind( &mirc_script_engine::fetch_variable, self.actions, _1, _2 ) );
+			s_action v_append ( bind( &mirc_script_engine::append_value, self.actions, _1, _2 ) );
 			s_action e_append ( bind( &mirc_script_engine::append_expression, self.actions, _1, _2 ) );
 			s_action s_code ( bind( &mirc_script_engine::store_code, self.actions, _1, _2 ) );
 			s_action c_stack ( bind( &mirc_script_engine::clear_stack, self.actions, _1, _2 ) );
@@ -124,17 +130,24 @@ struct mirc_script : public grammar<mirc_script> {
 					|	str_p("$&") >> *blank_p >> eol_p
 				)
 				;
+			nospace
+				=	+space >> str_p("$+") >> +space
+				;
 			identifier
 				=	alpha_p >> *alnum_p
 				;
 			string
-				=	(	variable[e_append][v_fetch]
-						| alias_function[e_append]
-						| (+(graph_p - ch_p(',') - ch_p('(') - ch_p(')')))[e_append]
+				=	(+(graph_p - ch_p(',') - ch_p('(') - ch_p(')')))
+				;
+			value
+				=	(	variable[v_append][v_fetch]
+						| alias_function[v_append]
+						| string[v_append]
 					)
 				;
 			expression
-				=	string >> *(*space >> string)
+				=	(*nospace >> value)[e_append]
+				>>	*(+space >> (+(*nospace >> value))[e_append])
 				;
 			expression_group
 				=	expression | expression_group
diff --git a/mirc/src/parser.cpp b/mirc/src/parser.cpp
index 5bdc07c..4d957b8 100644
--- a/mirc/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/mirc/src/parser.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ void mirc_script_engine::assign_variable(char const* str, char const* end) {
 void mirc_script_engine::fetch_variable(char const*, char const*) {
 	if (stage != EXECUTE) return;
 	
+	if (!current_value.isEmpty()) {
+		QString var = current_value.last();
+		current_value.removeLast();
+		var = (manager->hasVariable(var) ? manager->variable(var) : vars[var]);
+		current_value << var;
+	}
+/*
 	if (!stack.isEmpty()) {
 		QStringList values = stack.pop();
 		if (!values.isEmpty()) {
@@ -79,19 +86,24 @@ void mirc_script_engine::fetch_variable(char const*, char const*) {
 		}
 		stack.push(values);
 	}
+*/
+}
+void mirc_script_engine::append_value(char const* str, char const *end) {
+	if (stage != EXECUTE) return;
+
+	string s(str, end);
+	current_value << s.c_str();
 }
 void mirc_script_engine::append_expression(char const* str, char const *end) {
 	if (stage != EXECUTE) return;
-	
+
 	string s(str, end);
 	QStringList list;
-	if (stack.isEmpty()) {
-		list << s.c_str();
-	} else {
-		list = stack.pop();
-		list << s.c_str();
-	}
+	if (!stack.isEmpty()) list = stack.pop();
+	//list << s.c_str();
+	list << current_value.join("");
 	stack.push(list);
+	current_value.clear();
 }
 
 void mirc_script_engine::clear_stack(char const*, char const*) {
diff --git a/mirc/test.mrc b/mirc/test.mrc
index 477ebe5..b913545 100644
--- a/mirc/test.mrc
+++ b/mirc/test.mrc
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ set name Correl
 %first = Correl
 %middle = Joseph
 %name = %first $&
-	%middle Roush
+	%middle $+ Roush $&
+	$+ ... how are you?
 echo Hello, %name!
 alias dostuff {
 	; Not very useful, but good for testing the parser!