color="#82140F"><code>new</code></font>' and `<font color="#82140F"><code>delete</code></font>' are executed on local synonyms inside
newcommands (e.g.  `<font color="#82140F"><code>new \.word1.</code></font>')  they create and destroy
variables and synonyms in the context of the <b>calling program</b>.
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For example, consider the following.
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Q: what does the following print?
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`poetry &amp;\s'