diff --git a/doc/sample/Person.im b/doc/sample/Person.im
index 341d498..7a86b85 100755
--- a/doc/sample/Person.im
+++ b/doc/sample/Person.im
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ class Person
 
     - setAge:age inUnit:units
         match units in
-            #years  => self::age = age,
-            #months => self::age = age / 12,
-            #days   => self::age = age / 365,
+            $years  => self::age = age,
+            $months => self::age = age / 12,
+            $days   => self::age = age / 365,
             _       => self::age = 0
         end!
 
     - getAgeInUnit:units
         ^match units in
-            #years  => self::age,
-            #months => self::age / 12,
-            #days   => self::age / 365,
+            $years  => self::age,
+            $months => self::age / 12,
+            $days   => self::age / 365,
             _       => 0
         end!
 
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ class Person
        is converted to the lambda
             [ :x | self::val = x ]
     */
-    $ exampleProperty | get => self::val, set => self::val = value.
+    -> exampleProperty | get => self::val, set => self::val = value.
 
     /* Without the lambda synthesis, the property would look like this:
        Note that this is the only time it is legal to access private fields
        via `self` from a lambda. */
-    $ exampleProperty |
+    -> exampleProperty |
         get => [ ^self::val ],
         set => [ :x | self::val = x ].
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Person
 
        If either the `set` or `get` elements are not provided, the property
        becomes read-only or write-only respectively */
-    $ exampleProperty2 | get => 42.
+    -> exampleProperty2 | get => 42.
 
     /* A property can also be configured to act just like a regular variable,
        by setting the getter and setters to default implementations.
@@ -130,15 +130,15 @@ class Person
        Similarly, the default setter will set the value of a private member
        variable named by prepending two underscores to the property name
        (__exampleProperty3 in this case) to the value provided to the setter. */
-    $ exampleProperty3 (get, set)
+    -> exampleProperty3 (get, set)
 
     /* Just like in the earlier examples, either `get` or `set` can be omitted
        to create a write-only or read-only property respectively */
-    $ exampleProperty4 (get)
+    -> exampleProperty4 (get)
 end
 
 p1 = Person new(name:'John Doe' age:34).
-p1 setAge:100 inUnit:#months.
+p1 setAge:100 inUnit:$months.
 
 
 /**
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ a = (32, 64).
 
 try
     v = Int parse:'342'
-catch (#err:number_format, err) in
+catch ($err:number_format, err) in
     cout put:'Cannot parse integer string ({err})'
 catch (_, err) in
     cout put:'Unknown error occurred ({err})'
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ end
 /* equivalent 'pure' syntax */
 
 [ v = Int parse:'342' ]
-    on:#err:number_format do:[ :err :data |
+    on:$err:number_format do:[ :err :data |
         cout put:'Cannot parse integer string ({err})'
     ];
     onError:[ :err :data |
@@ -326,31 +326,6 @@ v = 5
     squared
     squared.
 
-/**
-    below are some examples of throwing errors. when an error is thrown,
-    the runtimes unwinds the stack looking for the nearest error handler.
-    if no error handlers are found, the exception information is written
-    to cerr and exection stops.
-
-    the exact behaviour of a throw statement depends on what is thrown:
-        1) a string is thrown: a generic Error object is created.
-           Sending -msg to the Error returns the thrown string.
-           Sending -data to the Error returns null.
-        2) an object that implements the Error protocol is thrown: the
-           thrown object becomes the error object that is passed to the
-           error handler (or that is written to cerr when execution stops).
-        3) an object that doesn't implement the Error protocol is thrown:
-           a generic Error object is created.
-           sending -msg to the Error returns null.
-           sending -data to the Error returns the thrown object.
- **/
-
-/* example 1) */
-throw 'an error occurred'.
-
-/* example 2) */
-throw { i => 32, s => 'error' }.
-
 /******************************************************************************/
 
 x = 32.
@@ -361,7 +336,7 @@ x = 32.
 /* and the equivalent 'fancy' syntax */
 
 cout put:'Hello, world!' if x > 10.
-cout put:'Hello, world!' unless x <= 10.
+-- cout put:'Hello, world!' unless x <= 10.
 
 /**
     NOTE that keywords (if, end, try, and so on) can still be used as message
@@ -470,7 +445,7 @@ pkg2 = pkg1 map:[ :x | ^x * 2 ].
  **/
 
 age = Person new(name:'John Doe' age:34);
-    setAge:144 inUnit:#months;
+    setAge:144 inUnit:$months;
     ageInMonths.
 
 -- age now has the value 144
@@ -478,7 +453,7 @@ age = Person new(name:'John Doe' age:34);
 
 age = do
     x = Person new(name:'John Doe' age:34).
-    x setAge:144 inUnit:#months.
+    x setAge:144 inUnit:$months.
     x ageInMonths
 end
 
@@ -501,7 +476,7 @@ end
  **/
 
 p1 = Person new(name:'John Doe' age:34);
-    setAge:100 inUnit:#months;
+    setAge:100 inUnit:$months;
     yourself::
 
 /* p1 now contains the Person object */
@@ -509,7 +484,7 @@ p1 = Person new(name:'John Doe' age:34);
 
 p1 = do
     x = Person new(name:'John Doe' age:34).
-    x setAge:100 inUnit:#months.
+    x setAge:100 inUnit:$months.
     x
 end.