diff --git a/embddr/common.scm b/embddr/common.scm
index 7efb175..9e6bbf9 100644
--- a/embddr/common.scm
+++ b/embddr/common.scm
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
           has-duplicates? find-duplicates
           insert-between
           string-replace-text
+          string-split-trim
+          get-word
           substitute
           read-template
 
@@ -217,3 +219,22 @@
     (map (lambda (str)
            (substitute str template-format subst-list))
          ls)))
+
+;;; Split string and remove empty itemes
+(define (string-split-trim str pred?)
+  (remove string-null?
+          (string-split str pred?)))
+
+;;; Get word delimited by pred? from port
+(define* (get-word port #:optional (pred? char-whitespace?))
+  (let get-word-rec ((chlist '()))
+    (let ((c (get-char port)))
+      (if (eof-object? c)
+          (if (null? chlist)
+              #f
+              (list->string (reverse chlist)))
+          (if (pred? c)
+              (if (null? chlist)
+                  (get-word-rec chlist)
+                  (list->string (reverse chlist)))
+              (get-word-rec (cons c chlist)))))))