4 files changed, 20 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/bench.pez b/bench.pez
index e5bb20e..e48d69a 100644
--- a/bench.pez
+++ b/bench.pez
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@fib: {[n]
+@fib: $[n] {
     n < 2 ? n : fib[n - 2] + fib[n - 1]
 }
 
diff --git a/pez.c b/pez.c
index e12ad46..52744ad 100644
--- a/pez.c
+++ b/pez.c
@@ -3039,6 +3039,8 @@ lambdaexpr(Comp *cm, const char *name)
         }
     }
 
+   ETRY(expectspchr(cm, '{'));
+
     ETRY(block(cm, '}'));
     ETRY(compop(cm, Oret));
     ETRY(fincompfn(cm));
@@ -3268,7 +3270,7 @@ primaryexpr(Comp *cm)
         }
         return 1;
 
-    case '{':
+    case '$':
         return lambdaexpr(cm, NULL);
 
     case '#':
@@ -4036,7 +4038,7 @@ decl(Comp *cm, struct local **pl, bool nofold)
         return comperr(cm, c, "expected ':' or '='"), 0;
     }
 
-    if (matchspchr(cm, '{')) {
+    if (matchspchr(cm, '$')) {
         // named fn, possibly recursive
         TRY(l = addlocal(cm, &idx, name, mutable, cm->has_k && !mutable, cm->k));
         TRY(lambdaexpr(cm, name));
@@ -4215,7 +4217,7 @@ stmt(Comp *cm)
         TRY(expectspchr(cm, '='));
         TRY(box_str(cm->cx, &key, name, strlen(name)));
         TRY(compconst(cm, key));
-        if (matchspchr(cm, '{')) {
+        if (matchspchr(cm, '$')) {
             TRY(lambdaexpr(cm, name)); // named fn
         } else {
             TRY(expr(cm)); // initializer
diff --git a/test.pez b/test.pez
index 61034f7..e3bf14e 100644
--- a/test.pez
+++ b/test.pez
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
-@Box: {[value]
+@Box: $[value] {
     dilambda[
-        { value },
-        {[new] value = new }
+        ${ value },
+        $[new] { value = new }
    ]
 }
 
-@Array2d: {[w, h]
+@Array2d: $[w, h] {
     @data: array#new[w * h, 0]
     dilambda[
-        {[x, y] data[x + (y * w)] },
-        {[x, y, new] data[x + (y * w)] = new }
+        $[x, y] { data[x + (y * w)] },
+        $[x, y, new] { data[x + (y * w)] = new }
     ]
 }
 
-@print: {[x] printf["x -> %a\n", x] }
+@print: $[x] { printf["x -> %a\n", x] }
 @x = Box[-7]
 x[] *= 2
 print[x[]]
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ FOR [@x: 0][< 10][+ 1]
 
 printf["%a == %a\n", m[3,7], 3^7]
 
-@add: {[*]
+@add: $[*] {
     @acc = 0
     FOR [@i: 0][< SEL$][+ 1]
         acc += SEL[i]
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@ printf["%a == %a\n", m[3,7], 3^7]
 
 printf["4+1+3: %a\n", add[4,1,3]]
 
-@gather: {[*]
-    SEL[*]
-}
+@gather: $[*] { SEL[*] }
 
 printf["test %a\n", gather[-1, (), 'x]]
 
-@map: {[f, xs]
+@map: $[f, xs] {
     @ys: array#new[xs.len]
     FOR [@i: 0][< xs.len][+ 1]
         ys[i] = f[xs[i]]
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ printf["test %a\n", gather[-1, (), 'x]]
 
 printf["maps %a\n", map["abcd", #[1,2,0]]]
 
-@inspect: {[m]
+@inspect: $[m] {
     printf["%a\n", m]
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +58,6 @@ r[0]=r
 
 printf["r: "] inspect[r]
 printf["r.a -> %a\n", r[0].a]
-{
+${
     inspect [#{0 3,"a" 3}]
 }[]
diff --git a/ycomb.pez b/ycomb.pez
index dff0f40..26fb037 100644
--- a/ycomb.pez
+++ b/ycomb.pez
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-@Y: {[f] {[i] i[i]}[{[i] f[{[x] i[i][x]}]}]}
+@Y: $[f]{$[i]{i[i]}[$[i]{f[$[x]{i[i][x]}]}]}
 
-@fact: {[n] Y[{[f] {[n] n == 0 ? 1 : n * f[n - 1]}}][n]}
+@fact: $[n] {Y[$[f]{$[n] {n == 0 ? 1 : n * f[n - 1]}}][n]}
 
 printf["%a\n", fact[5]]