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in thread Perl 6, defining a hash with interpolated string

Yes that is correct. 
my $name='Larry';
my $pair = :$name;
say $pair.perl;

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Outputs: 
"name" => "Larry"

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UPDATE:
This is especially useful for named parameters in subroutine declarations.

For example: 
use v6;

foo(  B => 'there',A => 'howdy');

sub foo(Str :$A, Str :$B){
        say "Named parameter A is '$A'";
        say "Named parameter B is '$B'";

}

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Re^6: Perl 6, defining a hash with interpolated string
by Mr_Micawber (Beadle) on Aug 05, 2010 at 12:41 UTC
    Thanks, that clears a lot up!
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      Or to be even more concise, use the notation you showed earlier: 
      use v6;

foo( :B<there>, :A<howdy> );

sub foo(Str :$A, Str :$B){
        say "Named parameter A is '$A'";
        say "Named parameter B is '$B'";

}

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