Thank you for the quick reply. Got the adverb part, thank you. But I’m still 
missing something fundamental.  If u=< and C=“, V=uC in [x] v V y, what is v in 
[x] u C v y when called as 0(<“)y? Thank you for your patience!

> On Oct 10, 2021, at 1:13 PM, Adrien Mathieu <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I think there is a confusion. <" is not a hook, it's an adverb, because < is 
> a verb and " a conjunction, and so technically <" is a partial application of 
> a conjunction. More generally, if you have a conjunction C, uC is the adverb 
> V such that [x] v V y is [x] u C v y and, similarly, Cv is the adverb V such 
> that [x] u V y is [x] u C v y.
> 
> This is not to be confused with a hook, which is only about verbs (to keep it 
> simple). You would have a hook if " was a verb.
> 
> So, to answer your question, (<") is an adverb, and 0(<")y is <"0 y 
> (according to the above definition).
> 
> --
> 
> Adrien Mathieu
> 
> On 10/10/2021 21:43, P Padilcdx wrote:
>> J noob so pardon the noob question. As the subject indicates, I’m confused 
>> as to how or why <“0 y turns into 0(<“)y when interpreted as a hook. Looked 
>> at the Primer and LJ and they don’t really explain the jump between the “0 
>> to the left” and the “0 to the right” transposition when a hook.  Any 
>> pointers would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Regards
>> Pete
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