diff --git a/collects/honu/core/main.rkt b/collects/honu/core/main.rkt
index 68240cf57d..025d007270 100644
--- a/collects/honu/core/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/core/main.rkt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                                    [honu-function function]
                                    [honu-var var]
                                    [honu-equal =]
+                                   [honu-not-equal !=]
                                    [honu--> %arrow]
                                    [honu-class class]
                                    [honu-require require]
diff --git a/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt b/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
index 967d317a7e..5b4b467f1d 100644
--- a/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/core/private/honu2.rkt
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@
 (define-unary-operator honu-not 0.7 'left not)
 
 (define-binary-operator honu-equal 1 'left equal?)
+(define-binary-operator honu-not-equal 1 'left (lambda (left right)
+                                                 (not (equal? left right))))
+
 
 (begin-for-syntax
   (define (fix-module-name name)
diff --git a/collects/honu/core/read.rkt b/collects/honu/core/read.rkt
index 99e4502df1..d4eb2c7928 100644
--- a/collects/honu/core/read.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/core/read.rkt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 (define-lex-abbrev string-character (:or (:: #\\ any-char)
                                          (:~ #\")))
 (define-lex-abbrev string (:: #\" (:* string-character) #\"))
-(define-lex-abbrev operator (:or "+" "=" "==" "*" "/" "-" "^" "||" "|" "&&" "<="
+(define-lex-abbrev operator (:or "+" "!=" "=" "==" "*" "/" "-" "^" "||" "|" "&&" "<="
                                  ">=" "<-" "<" ">" "!" "::" ":=" "%"))
 (define-lex-abbrev block-comment (:: "/*"
                                      (complement (:: any-string "*/" any-string))
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     #;
     [block-comment (token-whitespace)]
     ["/*" (token-block-comment)]
+    ["..." (token-identifier '...)]
     ["." (token-identifier '%dot)]
     ["," (token-identifier '%comma)]
     [":" (token-identifier '%colon)]
diff --git a/collects/honu/main.rkt b/collects/honu/main.rkt
index 9c8a236583..fc12954720 100644
--- a/collects/honu/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/honu/main.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #lang honu/private
 
-(require (prefix-in racket: (combine-in racket/base racket/list)))
+(require (prefix-in racket: (combine-in racket/base racket/list racket/file)))
 
 ;; require's and provide's a module
 (define-syntax-rule (provide-module module ...)
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
                 ;;"private/function.honu"
                 )
 
+(define (int x)
+  (inexact->exact (round x)))
+
 (racket:provide sqr sqrt sin max
          number? symbol?
          null
@@ -28,11 +31,17 @@
          cos sin
          random
          filter
+         append
          values
+         int
+         regexp
          (racket:rename-out [honu-cond cond]
                      [null empty]
                      [current-inexact-milliseconds currentMilliseconds]
                      [string-length string_length]
+                     [string-append string_append]
+                     [racket:find-files find_files]
                      [racket:empty? empty?]
+                     [regexp-match regexp_match]
                      [racket:first first]
                      [racket:rest rest]))