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From: "Daniel Kluev" <dan.kluev@gmail.com>
a = [1,2]
dict([a])

Yes, but

d = dict([a])

is not so nice as

$d = @a;

because it has exactly those numerous number of params and brackets which is 
used as a reason for bashing Perl and an aditional "dict" word.

Octavian