The in game journal needs to be changed to include the asterisk * in keywords. See @read 10
Personally I like the change, but how I use it is closer to the @emote # system. I'll go into party chat so my text is hidden and type [*meditate] for instance, because for many actions it's more intuitive than memorizing @emote #'s. I have to keep a list in every character's journal to remember anything beyond @emote 28 and @emote 34.