diff --git a/fudge-chez.ss b/fudge-chez.ss
index 785108b..bc80ecd 100644
--- a/fudge-chez.ss
+++ b/fudge-chez.ss
@@ -1,28 +1,24 @@
 (import (rnrs))
 
 (define get-word
-  (lambda (file word)
+  (lambda (file)
     (let ([c (lookahead-char file)])
-      (if (char-alphabetic? c)
-          (begin
-            (get-char file)
-            (get-word file (string-append word (string c))))
-          word))))
+      (cond
+        [(char-alphabetic? c)
+          (get-char file)
+          (string-append (string c) (get-word file))]
+        [else ""]))))
 
 (define get-words
   (lambda (file)
-    (letrec ([loop
-      (lambda (file words)
-        (let ([c (lookahead-char file)])
-          (cond
-            [(eof-object? c) words]
-            [(char-whitespace? c)
-              (get-char file)
-              (loop file words)]
-            [(char-alphabetic? c)
-              (loop file (cons (get-word file "") words))]
-            [else (error 'get-words "wtf" c)])))])
-    (reverse (loop file '())))))
+    (let ([c (lookahead-char file)])
+      (cond
+        [(eof-object? c) '()]
+        [(char-whitespace? c)
+          (get-char file)
+          (get-words file)]
+        [(char-alphabetic? c)
+          (cons (get-word file) (get-words file))]))))
 
 (define tokenize
   (lambda (filename)