my $s = do {"111"; "222"; "aaa"; "bbb"}; print $s."\n"; #### > perl -e ' use warnings; my $s = do {"111"; "222"; "aaa"; "bbb"}; print $s."\n";' Useless use of a constant ("111") in void context at -e line 3. Useless use of a constant ("222") in void context at -e line 3. Useless use of a constant ("aaa") in void context at -e line 3. bbb