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in reply to split function

$ perl -le " my($1,$2) ; "
Can't use global $1 in "my" at -e line 1, near "($1"
Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.

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$1,$2... are reserved for match operator (regex)

Post real code, that compiles under strict/warnings

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