do BLOCK and naked BLOCK's are completely unrelated. The documentation for do BLOCK is illuminating:
Not really a function. Returns the value of the last command in the se +quence of commands indicated by BLOCK. When modified by a loop modifier, executes the BLO +CK once before testing the loop condition. (On other statements the loop modifiers test the c +onditional first.) do BLOCK does not count as a loop, so the loop control statements next +, last, or redo cannot be used to leave or restart the block. See the perlsyn manpage for alt +ernative strategies.
Naked BLOCK's on the other hand do not return values, cannot be used with loop modifiers, but can use loop control statements. Both naked BLOCK's and do BLOCK establish a new lexical scope within the BLOCK, however.

   MeowChow                                   
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In reply to Re: {} vs do{} by MeowChow
in thread {} vs do{} by John M. Dlugosz

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