print 3 . 5; # 35 print 3.5; # 3.5 %foo = (bar => "xyzzy") print "-$foo{bar}-"; # -xyzzy- print "-$foo {bar}-"; # - {bar}- $a = 1; print $a - -5; # 6 print $a -- 5; # error print q qhelloq; # hello print qqhelloq; # qqhelloq