diff --git a/luminapath/std/list/lib.lm b/luminapath/std/list/lib.lm
index e2774e2..7829a5e 100644
--- a/luminapath/std/list/lib.lm
+++ b/luminapath/std/list/lib.lm
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ pub fn take at list as uint, List a -> List a =
   let (lhs, rhs) = split_at at list
    in lhs
 
+pub fn skip at list as uint, List a -> List a = 
+  let (lhs, rhs) = split_at at list
+   in rhs
+
 pub fn split_at at list as uint, List a -> (List a, List a) =
   if at == 0 then
     (Nil, list)
diff --git a/luminapath/std/list/slice.lm b/luminapath/std/list/slice.lm
index 8e97dc7..84a0e42 100644
--- a/luminapath/std/list/slice.lm
+++ b/luminapath/std/list/slice.lm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn map f slice as fn(a -> b), Slice a -> Slice b =
 
 // Splits the slice at the given index.
 pub fn split_at at slice as uint, Slice a -> (Slice a, Slice a) =
-  (take at slice, skip (at+1) slice)
+  (take at slice, skip (at) slice)
 
 pub fn take n slice as uint, Slice a -> Slice a =
   { slice ~ len @ len = min n len }
diff --git a/luminapath/std/string/lib.lm b/luminapath/std/string/lib.lm
index 3f1c838..61c6d3f 100644
--- a/luminapath/std/string/lib.lm
+++ b/luminapath/std/string/lib.lm
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ impl Stringable for string
 pub fn break f str as fn(u8 -> bool), string -> (string, string) =
   Stringable:split_while str #f
 
+pub fn skip n {inner} as uint, string -> string =
+  inner . list:skip n . fromBytes
+
 pub fn fromByteVec vec as Vec u8 -> string =
   { string | inner = vec . to_slice . to_list }