appending factoid definitions with "x is also x"

[David Blache <alterego@austin.rr.com>]

1:50 PM:  greenfive: brain, atex is also a big pile of debris consisting of
useless chunks of hexcode and a abused database
1:50 PM:      Brain: okay, greenfive.
1:51 PM:   AlterEgo: atex?
1:51 PM:      Brain: i guess atex is a is a very insane computer program
coded by some insane swedish coders
1:51 PM:   AlterEgo: hmmm
1:51 PM:   AlterEgo: atex?
1:51 PM:      Brain: atex is a thingie which crashes every computer, even
Macs. or a big pile of debris consisting of useless chunks of hexcode and a
abused database
1:51 PM:   AlterEgo: errrm....
1:51 PM:   AlterEgo: literal atex
1:51 PM:      Brain: AlterEgo: atex =is= a is a very insane computer program
coded by some insane swedish coders | a thingie which crashes every
computer, even Macs. or a big pile of debris consisting of useless chunks of
hexcode and a abused database


...wouldn't it be better to append the new factoid definition with a |
instead of the word "or"?  I'd at least like to be able to set this behavior
with an option in the config file.