diff --git a/core/bootstrap/syntax.factor b/core/bootstrap/syntax.factor
index 2ec1eaebe6..83377aa4cd 100644
--- a/core/bootstrap/syntax.factor
+++ b/core/bootstrap/syntax.factor
@@ -169,7 +169,13 @@ IN: bootstrap.syntax
         "}}"
         ":::"
         "q[["
-        "{{"
+        "'{{"
+        "q[["
         "q{{"
+        "{{"
+        "'{{"
+        "H{{"
+        "'H{{"
+        "'[["
     } [ "syntax" create-word drop ] each
 ] with-compilation-unit
diff --git a/core/fry/fry.factor b/core/fry/fry.factor
index 9b0746631b..5dcd08989a 100644
--- a/core/fry/fry.factor
+++ b/core/fry/fry.factor
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2009 Slava Pestov, Eduardo Cavazos, Joe Groff.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: accessors assocs combinators kernel locals.backend
-locals.parser locals.types math math.parser quotations sequences
-sequences.extras sequences.private sets splitting words ;
+USING: accessors combinators kernel locals.backend math
+math.parser quotations sequences sets splitting words ;
 IN: fry
 
 TUPLE: fryable quot ;
@@ -186,4 +185,4 @@ M: callable fry ( quot -- quot' )
     ] keep ! { _ 1 2 3 _ }
     [ [ \ _ eq? ] find-all keys ] keep
     set-nths* 1quotation <lambda> [ call ] curry ;
-    ]]
\ No newline at end of file
+    ]]
diff --git a/core/locals/locals.factor b/core/locals/locals.factor
index 4f9b0fc3c8..6a626858b5 100644
--- a/core/locals/locals.factor
+++ b/core/locals/locals.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2007, 2009 Slava Pestov, Eduardo Cavazos.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: fry kernel lexer locals.errors locals.parser locals.types
-macros memoize namespaces sequences vocabs vocabs.loader words ;
+! USING: fry kernel lexer locals.errors locals.parser locals.types
+! macros memoize namespaces sequences vocabs vocabs.loader words ;
 IN: locals
 
 ! SYNTAX: :>
diff --git a/core/locals/rewrite/closures/closures.factor b/core/locals/rewrite/closures/closures.factor
index 9ab07352fc..32b02216e5 100644
--- a/core/locals/rewrite/closures/closures.factor
+++ b/core/locals/rewrite/closures/closures.factor
@@ -56,8 +56,14 @@ M: callable rewrite-closures*
     [ length \ curry <repetition> % ]
     tri ;
 
+! almost good
+M: fryable rewrite-closures* quot>> fry rewrite-closures* \ call , ;
+
+! M: fryable rewrite-closures* B quot>> fry (rewrite-closures) % ;
+
+! M: fryable rewrite-closures* B quot>> fry rewrite-closures* ;
+
 ![[
-! M: fryable rewrite-closures* quot>> fry rewrite-closures* \ call , ;
 M: fryable rewrite-closures*
     B
     quot>> [
diff --git a/core/syntax/modern/modern.factor b/core/syntax/modern/modern.factor
index 67694dfd84..3fcaf533e3 100644
--- a/core/syntax/modern/modern.factor
+++ b/core/syntax/modern/modern.factor
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ ERROR: no-paren-container-word payload word ;
 
 : strict-single-quote? ( string -- ? )
     dup (strict-single-quote?)
-    [ "'[" sequence= not ] [ drop f ] if ;
+    [ { "'[" "'[[" "'{{" "'H{{" } member? not ] [ drop f ] if ;
 
 : strict-double-quote? ( string -- ? ) ?last char: \" = ;
 
@@ -181,4 +181,3 @@ ERROR: no-paren-container-word payload word ;
 \ no-op "data-stack" set-lower-colon-word
 ! USE: urls \ >url "url" set-container-word
 
-
diff --git a/core/syntax/syntax.factor b/core/syntax/syntax.factor
index feffbe651b..a018328b17 100644
--- a/core/syntax/syntax.factor
+++ b/core/syntax/syntax.factor
@@ -472,9 +472,10 @@ IN: bootstrap.syntax
 
 
     "q{{" [
-        ! \ }} parse-until >quotation [ output>array ] curry
-        ! <fryable> suffix!
-        \ }} parse-until >array <fryable> suffix!
+        \ }} parse-until
+        >quotation [ output>array ] curry
+        <fryable> suffix!
+        \ call suffix!
     ] define-core-syntax
 
     "{{" [
@@ -482,4 +483,27 @@ IN: bootstrap.syntax
         >quotation [ output>array ] curry append!
     ] define-core-syntax
 
+    "H{{" [
+        \ }} parse-until
+        >quotation [ H{ } output>assoc ] curry append!
+    ] define-core-syntax
+
+    "'[[" [
+        \ ]] parse-until
+        >quotation [ [ ] output>sequence ] curry
+        <fryable> suffix!
+    ] define-core-syntax
+
+    "'{{" [
+        \ }} parse-until
+        >quotation [ { } output>sequence ] curry
+        <fryable> suffix!
+    ] define-core-syntax
+
+    "'H{{" [
+        \ }} parse-until
+        >quotation [ H{ } output>assoc ] curry
+        <fryable> suffix!
+    ] define-core-syntax
+
 ] with-compilation-unit