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I wonder why a keyword should be limited to a symbol (or special symbol)? For the named parameter markers to be easily distinguished from normal parameters, I think the keyword should be able to be a string or any other scheme objects according to circumstances. Examples: (ranking 2 "Sting" 3 "mission impossible" 1 "Ben Hur") (buy 'apple 'day 'low "price" 71.89 "qty" 1000) (number->string 1234567 10 'pad-char #\0 'min-width 10) -- Joo ChurlSoo