#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my @array; ### works push @array, ('X') x 2; print @array, "\n"; ### doesn't work - x is bareword? #push @array, qw(X) x 2; #print @array, "\n"; ### works push @array, (qw(X)) x 2; print @array, "\n"; ### works push @array, +(qw(X)) x 2; print @array, "\n";