diff --git a/flan-utils.lisp b/flan-utils.lisp
index 139ea7a..a275290 100644
--- a/flan-utils.lisp
+++ b/flan-utils.lisp
@@ -589,6 +589,14 @@
 (defun split-string (string &optional sep)
   "Split a string by this seperator (or `:whitespace', if not provided"
   (let* ((sep (or (switch sep
+			  (#\Newline "[\\n\\f\\r]")
+			  (#\Space " ")
+			  (#\Backspace "\\b")
+			  (#\Tab "\\t")
+			  (#\Linefeed "\\n")
+			  (#\Page "\\f") ; ???
+			  (#\Return "\\r")
+			  ;(#\Rubout wtf even is this???
 			  (nil "\\s")
 			  nil)
 		  (cl-ppcre:quote-meta-chars sep)))