diff --git a/blk/050 b/blk/050
index 215c842..9f991c7 100644
--- a/blk/050
+++ b/blk/050
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Memory
 ?        a --            Print value of addr a
 +!       n a --          Increase value of addr a by n
 C@       a -- c          Set c to byte at address a
+C@+      a -- a+1 c      Fetch c from a and inc a.
 C!       c a --          Store byte c in address a
 CURRENT  -- a            Set a to wordref of last added entry.
 CURRENT* -- a            A pointer to active CURRENT*. Useful
diff --git a/forth/core.fs b/forth/core.fs
index 6c308af..129b912 100644
--- a/forth/core.fs
+++ b/forth/core.fs
@@ -179,3 +179,6 @@
     R> DROP I 2- @     ( I I a )
     = UNTIL
 ;
+
+( a -- a+1 c )
+: C@+ DUP C@ SWAP 1+ SWAP ;
diff --git a/forth/fmt.fs b/forth/fmt.fs
index 8d9dcd0..a143e08 100644
--- a/forth/fmt.fs
+++ b/forth/fmt.fs
@@ -54,11 +54,10 @@
     LOOP
     DROP
     8 0 DO
-        DUP C@
+        C@+
         DUP <>{ 0x20 &< 0x7e |> <>}
         IF DROP '.' THEN
         EMIT
-        1+
     LOOP
     CRLF
 ;
diff --git a/forth/print.fs b/forth/print.fs
index f758e4d..1dcd8ee 100644
--- a/forth/print.fs
+++ b/forth/print.fs
@@ -5,22 +5,21 @@
 
 : (print)
     BEGIN
-    DUP C@   ( a c )
+    C@+      ( a+1 c )
     ( exit if null )
     DUP NOT IF 2DROP EXIT THEN
     EMIT     ( a )
-    1 +      ( a+1 )
     AGAIN
 ;
 
 : ."
     34 ,        ( 34 == litWord )
     BEGIN
-        C< DUP          ( c c )
+        C<
         ( 34 is ASCII for " )
-        DUP 34 = IF DROP DROP 0 0 THEN
-        C,
-    0 = UNTIL
+        DUP 34 = IF DROP 0 THEN
+        DUP C,
+    NOT UNTIL
     COMPILE (print)
 ; IMMEDIATE
 
diff --git a/forth/str.fs b/forth/str.fs
index dcc80c9..9828c0e 100644
--- a/forth/str.fs
+++ b/forth/str.fs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 : SLEN      ( a -- n )
     DUP     ( astart aend )
-    BEGIN
-    DUP C@ 0 = IF -^ EXIT THEN
-    1+
-    AGAIN
+    BEGIN C@+ NOT UNTIL
+    1- -^
 ;