in reply to Hash Syntax Question
Yes, there's a difference. $hash{OneWord} is OK, but $hash{Two Words} is a syntax error.
From perldata (emphasis mine):
In fact, an identifier within such curlies is forced to be a string, as is any simple identifier within a hash subscript. Neither need quoting. Our earlier example, $days{'Feb'} can be written as $days{Feb} and the quotes will be assumed automatically. But anything more complicated in the subscript will be interpreted as an expression. This means for example that $version{2.0}++ is equivalent to $version{2}++ , not to $version{'2.0'}++So, if it looks like an identifier, you don't need to quote it.
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