From: Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@...>
Date: 2011-01-18T06:35:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Obscure syntax error


On Jan 17, 2011, at 02:25 , Rolf Timmermans wrote:

> x = nil
> x "y"
> #=> bar.rb:2:in `<main>': undefined method `x' for main:Object (NoMethodError)
> 
> x = nil
> x :y
> #=> bar.rb:2: syntax error, unexpected ':', expecting $end

I think the explanation is simple: you (most likely) found a bug in the parser.

You should report this to ruby-core@