> |> Iff ¨Β§λεω§Ί §φαμυε§ύ νεαξϋΊλε½Ύ §φαμυε§ύ θαφε ξο οβκεγτιοξ® > | > |Won't that be misleading? I think the OP wants {'key': 'value'} to > |mean {'key' => 'value}. > > I don't disagree here. ¨Βυτ γοξσιδεςιξτθζαγτ τθατ ϋλεωΆφαμυεΆύ > is a shorthand for {:key => "value"}, {"key": "value"} should be a > shorthand for {:"key" => "value"}. ¨Βεσιδεσ τθατσιξγιτ ςενιξδνε > JSON so much, making a: and "a": different could cause more confusion > than the above misleading. Right, that makes sense. Also we would then be able to say, {'foo-bar': 'something'} to mean {:'foo-bar' => 'something}, which I guess is not possible with the current shorthand syntax. -- Anurag Priyam http://about.me/yeban/