> The point is that $ is a perfectly valid SQL identifier character and
> $foo is a perfectly valid identifier. You can always quote any
> identifier (yes, after case smashing) so you would expect if $foo is a
> valid identifier then "$foo" would refer to the same identifier.
>
This case already exists via $1 and "$1". Making '$' a marker for parameters
wouldn't introduce it.
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