diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce3682e..e7f7f36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ as an argument, prefix the block with `'`.
 ## Control flow builtins
 
 - `cflow.if, cond = ..., then = ..., else = ...`
-- `cflow.loop ...`
-- `cflow.return ...` (implicit when last expr in a block is not terminated via semicolon)
+- `cflow.loop § ...`
+- `cflow.return § ...` (implicit when last expr in a block is not terminated via semicolon)
 
 ## Modules
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ with package-lock files or such. Packages (packaged module trees) would then be
   # 1.
 
   final main { args env } = {
-    std.io.writeln "Hello World!";
+    std.io.writeln § "Hello World!";
     0
   };
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ with package-lock files or such. Packages (packaged module trees) would then be
   what_now = {
     self.business_in_the_front;
   }, self.party_in_the_back {
-    std.io.writeln "It works";
+    std.io.writeln § "It works";
   };
 
   # running `what_now` results in "It works" being printed.
diff --git a/crates/wafl-parser/src/lex.rs b/crates/wafl-parser/src/lex.rs
index 3a2eeaa..801c0f6 100644
--- a/crates/wafl-parser/src/lex.rs
+++ b/crates/wafl-parser/src/lex.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub enum Token<'a> {
     Comma,
     SemiColon,
     Dot,
+    MatchPara,
 
     // dynamic stuff
     /// amount of prefixed `$` to force immediate application
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Lexer<'a> {
             let x = self.s.chars().next()?;
             let loc = self.loc;
             let rtok = match x {
-                '{' | '}' | '(' | ')' | '=' | ',' | ';' | '.' => {
+                '{' | '}' | '(' | ')' | '=' | ',' | ';' | '.' | '§' => {
                     self.eat(x.len_utf8());
                     match x {
                         '{' => Token::OpenBrace,
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Lexer<'a> {
                         ',' => Token::Comma,
                         ';' => Token::SemiColon,
                         '.' => Token::Dot,
+                        '§' => Token::MatchPara,
                         _ => unreachable!(),
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/crates/wafl-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/wafl-parser/src/parser.rs
index b593cc0..c3cda15 100644
--- a/crates/wafl-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/wafl-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ impl Expression {
             _ => FullIdentifier::parse_high(ctx).map(Expression::Alias),
         }?;
 
-        Ok(match ctx.pklx.peek() {
-            None | Some((_, Token::SemiColon)) => obj,
+        match ctx.pklx.peek() {
+            None | Some((_, Token::SemiColon | Token::CloseBrace | Token::CloseParen)) => Ok(obj),
             Some((_, Token::Comma)) => {
                 let mut args = BTreeMap::new();
                 while ctx.maybe_eat_token(Token::Comma).is_some() {
@@ -264,13 +264,23 @@ impl Expression {
                         });
                     }
                 }
-                Expression::InvocationMulti {
+                Ok(Expression::InvocationMulti {
                     obj: Box::new(obj),
                     args,
-                }
+                })
             }
-            _ => Expression::InvocationSingle(Box::new((obj, Expression::parse_high(ctx)?))),
-        })
+            Some((_, Token::MatchPara)) => {
+                ctx.pklx.next();
+                Ok(Expression::InvocationSingle(Box::new((
+                    obj,
+                    Expression::parse_high(ctx)?,
+                ))))
+            }
+            _ => Err(Error {
+                loc: ctx.peek_loc(),
+                kind: ErrorKind::Unexpected("end of expression"),
+            }),
+        }
     }
 }