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Expand Up @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ However, such a syntax would lose out on the familiarity benefits of standard re

## Alternatives Considered

Given the fact that `/.../` is an existing term of art for regular expressions, we feel it should be the preferred delimiter syntax. It should be noted that the syntax has become less popular in some communities such as Perl, however we still feel that it is a compelling choice, especially with extended delimiters `#/.../#`. Additionally, while there has some syntactic ambiguities, we do not feel that they are sufficient to disqualify the syntax. To evaluate this trade-off, below is a list of alternative delimiters that would not have the same ambiguities.
Given the fact that `/.../` is an existing term of art for regular expressions, we feel it should be the preferred delimiter syntax. It should be noted that the syntax has become less popular in some communities such as Perl, however we still feel that it is a compelling choice, especially with extended delimiters `#/.../#`. Additionally, while there has some syntactic ambiguities, we do not feel that they are sufficient to disqualify the syntax. To evaluate this trade-off, below is a list of alternative delimiters that would not have the same ambiguities, and would not therefore require source breaking changes.

### Prefixed quote `re'...'`

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