# Why is this malformed? / Julia v0.7

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-this-malformed-julia-v0-7/10354
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [April 15, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-this-malformed-julia-v0-7/10354 "2018-04-15T22:22:20Z")
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### Author: ![Qiyamah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/qiyamah/32/2660_2.png) [@Qiyamah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Qiyamah)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2018, 10:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-this-malformed-julia-v0-7/10354/1 "2018-04-15T22:22:20Z")

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Hi fellows  
I am having the following problem.  
Can you point out why?

```nohighlight
julia> if_st($(Expr(:copyast, :($(QuoteNode(:(y > 6)))))), $(Expr(:copyast, :($(QuoteNode(:(y += 3)))))), $(Expr(:copyast, :($(QuoteNode(:(y -= 2)))))), outer)
ERROR: syntax: "$" expression outside quote

```

Thanks

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### Author: ![kristoffer.carlsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/kristoffer.carlsson/32/22_2.png) [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2018, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-is-this-malformed-julia-v0-7/10354/2 "2018-04-15T22:28:51Z")

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The first `$` is outside any expression.