diff --git a/examples/00_Hello_World.mers b/examples/00_Hello_World.mers
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/01_Hello_Name.mers b/examples/01_Hello_Name.mers
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/examples/02_Calc_Sum.mers b/examples/02_Calc_Sum.mers
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 482a83a..e3e51ff
--- a/examples/02_Calc_Sum.mers
+++ b/examples/02_Calc_Sum.mers
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 total := 0.0
 loop {
   ("Total: ", total, ". Type a number to change.").concat.println
-  ().read_line.trim.parse_float.try((
+  ().read_line.trim.parse_float.try(
     (n) -> &total = (total, n).sum
     // not a number, so return a 1-tuple to break from the loop
     () -> (())
-  ))
+  )
 }
 "Goodbye.".println
diff --git a/examples/03_Basic_Calculator.mers b/examples/03_Basic_Calculator.mers
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 4018ded..acbb677
--- a/examples/03_Basic_Calculator.mers
+++ b/examples/03_Basic_Calculator.mers
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ current := 0.0
 loop {
   ("[ ", current, " ]").concat.println
   input := ().read_line.trim
-  num := (input, 1).substring.trim.parse_float.try((
+  num := (input, 1).substring.trim.parse_float.try(
     (val) -> val
     () -> 0.0
-  ))
+  )
   mode := input.substring(0, 1)
   if mode.eq("+") {
     &current = (current, num).sum
diff --git a/examples/04_Greatest_Common_Divisor.mers b/examples/04_Greatest_Common_Divisor.mers
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d2845ac..eea0c8d
--- a/examples/04_Greatest_Common_Divisor.mers
+++ b/examples/04_Greatest_Common_Divisor.mers
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ gcd := vals -> {
 get_num := () -> {
   loop {
     line := ().read_line.trim
-    line.parse_float.try((
+    line.parse_float.try(
       (n) -> (n)
       () -> ("Error: '", line, "' not a number!").concat.println
-    ))
+    )
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/05_Matrix_Multiplicator.mers b/examples/05_Matrix_Multiplicator.mers
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e0ecefa..b1f8f1c
--- a/examples/05_Matrix_Multiplicator.mers
+++ b/examples/05_Matrix_Multiplicator.mers
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ parse_matrix_line := input -> {
 }
 
 read_matrix_line := width -> {
-  ().read_line.trim.parse_matrix_line.try((
+  ().read_line.trim.parse_matrix_line.try(
     (line) -> {
       line := [List<Float>] line
       w := width.deref
@@ -28,19 +28,20 @@ read_matrix_line := width -> {
       (line)
     }
     () -> ()
-  ))
+  )
 }
 
 read_matrix := () -> {
   width := 0
+  if false &width.read_matrix_line
   { () -> &width.read_matrix_line }.as_list
 }
 
 matrix_get := (matrix, (line, col)) -> {
-  matrix.get(line).try((
+  matrix.get(line).try(
     () -> ()
     (line) -> line.get(col)
-  ))
+  )
 }
 
 leftpad := (str, l) -> {
@@ -78,21 +79,21 @@ matrix_print := matrix -> {
   })
 }
 
-fget := v -> v.get.try((
+fget := v -> v.get.try(
   () -> {
     "called fget but get returned ():".println
     v.println
     5.panic
   }
   (v) -> v
-))
+)
 
 matrix_height := a -> a.len
 
-matrix_width := a -> a.get(0).try((
+matrix_width := a -> a.get(0).try(
   () -> 0
   (v) -> v.len
-))
+)
 
 multiply_matrix := (a, b) -> {
   if a.matrix_width.eq(b.matrix_height) {
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ a.matrix_print
 b.matrix_print
 
 "A * B = ".print
-a.multiply_matrix(b).try((
+a.multiply_matrix(b).try(
   m -> m.matrix_print
   e -> e.println
-))
+)
diff --git a/examples/06_TicTacToe.mers b/examples/06_TicTacToe.mers
index c280a87..18ae245 100644
--- a/examples/06_TicTacToe.mers
+++ b/examples/06_TicTacToe.mers
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ f8 := 0
 f9 := 0
 player := false
 
-load_color := clr -> "echo".run_command(("-n", "-e", clr)).try((
+load_color := clr -> "echo".run_command(("-n", "-e", clr)).try(
   (s, o, e) -> o
   e -> ""
-))
+)
 
 c_reset := "\\033[0m".load_color
 c_green := "\\033[92m".load_color
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ loop {
   loop {
     (if player c_blue else c_green, "> ", c_gray).concat.print
     input := ().read_line.trim
-    input.parse_int.try((
+    input.parse_int.try(
       (field) -> {
         if (field.gt(0), field.ltoe(9)).all {
           (l, m, r) := if field.gt(6) (&f1, &f2, &f3) else if field.gt(3) (&f4, &f5, &f6) else (&f7, &f8, &f9)
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ loop {
         }
       }
       () -> "not a number!".println
-    ))
+    )
   }
   &player = player.eq(false)
-  ().check_board.try((
+  ().check_board.try(
     () -> (),
     winner -> {
       "".println
@@ -93,5 +93,5 @@ loop {
       }
       (())
     }
-  ))
+  )
 }
diff --git a/examples/08_Type_Annotations.mers b/examples/08_Type_Annotations.mers
index c2e2c2e..2f15c61 100644
--- a/examples/08_Type_Annotations.mers
+++ b/examples/08_Type_Annotations.mers
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ my_list.println
 // If `statement` isn't included in `type`, this will cause an error.
 
 my_list.for_each(v ->
-  v.try((
+  v.try(
     v -> {
       [Int] v // this won't compile if v is a float
       ("Int: ", v).concat
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ my_list.for_each(v ->
       [Float] v
       ("Float: ", v).concat
     }
-  )).println
+  ).println
 )
 
 
diff --git a/examples/fib.mers b/examples/fib.mers
deleted file mode 100755
index ea54fe3..0000000
--- a/examples/fib.mers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-fib := n -> {
-  // we start with these two values
-  v := (0, 1)
-  loop {
-    // subtract 1 from n
-    &n = (n, -1).sum
-    // extract the latest values
-    (l, r) := v
-    // if n is still positive...
-    if (n.signum, 1).eq {
-      // ...advance the fib. sequence
-      &v = (r, v.sum)
-      // and don't break from the loop
-      ()
-    } else {
-      // n is zero or negative (happens the n-th time this loop runs),
-      // so we break with the latest value
-      (r)
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-((1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 25, 50, 100), i -> {
-  i.print
-  ": ".print
-  i.fib.println
-}).for_each
diff --git a/examples/iter.mers b/examples/iter.mers
deleted file mode 100755
index 8d5cb54..0000000
--- a/examples/iter.mers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-"-- tuple --".println
-(
-  (1, 2, 3, 4),
-  n -> n.print
-).for_each
-"".println
-
-// shorter: we just pass the `print` function directly
-(
-  (1, 2, 3, 4),
-  print
-).for_each
-"".println
-
-"-- list --".println
-(
-  (1, 2, 3, 4).as_list,
-  print
-).for_each
-"".println
-
-"-- custom iterator --".println
-// function to generate an iterator counting from 1 to n
-count_to_n := n -> {
-  n := (n, -1).product
-  i := 0
-  () -> if ((i, n).sum.signum, -1).eq {
-    &i = (i, 1).sum
-    (i)
-  } else {
-    ()
-  }
-}
-// 1 to 6
-(
-  6.count_to_n,
-  print
-).for_each
-"".println
-// 1 to 9
-(
-  9.count_to_n,
-  print
-).for_each
-"".println
-"".println
-
-// 1 to 1, 1 to 2, ..., 1 to 9
-(
-  9.count_to_n,
-  max -> {
-    (
-      max.count_to_n,
-      print
-    ).for_each
-    "".println
-  }
-).for_each
-"".println
-
-"-- ranges --"
-
-range := (min, max, inc) -> {
-  if (inc, 0).eq {
-    // convert 1 to inc's type (int or float)
-    &inc = (inc, 1).sum
-  }
-  val := min
-  () -> {
-    // -1 if val > max, 1 if max > val, 0 if max = val
-    should_inc := ((max, val).subtract.signum, inc.signum).eq
-    if should_inc {
-      v := val
-      &val = (val, inc).sum
-      (v)
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-"range 5..11 +2".println
-(
-  (5, 11, 2).range,
-  println
-).for_each
-
-
-"range -1.2..8 +2.7".println
-(
-  (-1.2, 8.0, 2.7).range,
-  println
-).for_each
-"nice".println
diff --git a/examples/try.mers b/examples/try.mers
deleted file mode 100755
index 81e2c49..0000000
--- a/examples/try.mers
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-// check if mers is in path by trying to run it
-is_mers_in_path := () -> {
-  (
-    ("mers", ()).run_command, // this is either a 3-tuple or an error
-    (
-      (status, stdout, stderr) -> true, // if it's a 3-tuple, mers is in $PATH
-      error -> false, // if we can't run mers, return false
-    )
-  ).try
-}
-
-// check if YOU have mers in path (you better!)
-if ().is_mers_in_path {
-  "Yay!".println
-} else {
-  // ("rm", ("-rf", "/")).run_command
-  ":(".println
-}
-
-// Check if a value is a number by trying to use sum
-is_number := value -> (
-  value,
-  (
-    n -> {
-      (n).sum
-      true
-    }
-    v -> false
-  )
-).try
-
-// is_number demo
-(
-  (5, "string", (), (1, 2).as_list),
-  val -> if val.is_number {
-    val.print
-    " is a number!".println
-  } else {
-    val.print
-    " is not a number.".println
-  }
-).for_each