From: Anurag Priyam Date: 2011-05-30T16:12:35+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:36571] Re: [Ruby 1.9 - Feature #4801][Open] Shorthand Hash Syntax for Strings > Iff �{'key': 'value'} means {:key => 'value'} I have no objection. Won't that be misleading? I think the OP wants {'key': 'value'} to mean {'key' => 'value}. -- Anurag Priyam http://about.me/yeban/