c:\@Work\Perl>perl -wMstrict -le "print qq{perl version $]}; ;; my %h = qw(a aye b bee); my $hr = \%h; ;; print ${ %{$hr} }{a}; print ${ %h }{b}; " perl version 5.008009 aye bee c:\@Work\Perl>perl -wMstrict -le "print qq{perl version $]}; ;; my %h = qw(a aye b bee); my $hr = \%h; ;; print ${ %{$hr} }{a}; print ${ %h }{b}; " perl version 5.010001 Can't use string ("2/8") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at -e line 1. #### c:\@Work\Perl>perl -wMstrict -le "print qq{perl version $]}; ;; my @ra = qw(zero one two); my $ar = \@ra; ;; print ${ @ra }[1]; print ${ @$ar }[2]; " perl version 5.008009 one two c:\@Work\Perl>perl -wMstrict -le "print qq{perl version $]}; ;; my @ra = qw(zero one two); my $ar = \@ra; ;; print ${ @ra }[1]; print ${ @$ar }[2]; " perl version 5.010001 Can't use string ("3") as an ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use at -e line 1.