diff --git a/src/libcore/prelude.rs b/src/libcore/prelude.rs
index 0194e8f009c6a..9c3bf04b2a8f5 100644
--- a/src/libcore/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/prelude.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ pub use ops::{Shl, Shr, Index};
 pub use option::{Option, Some, None};
 pub use result::{Result, Ok, Err};
 
+/* Reexported functions */
+
+pub use io::{print, println};
+
 /* Reexported types and traits */
 
 pub use clone::Clone;
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 51a7f7fbd1c0a..c52162b7f14ed 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -3107,11 +3107,15 @@ pub impl Parser {
         // XXX: clownshoes
         let ident = special_idents::clownshoes_extensions;
 
+        // Special case: if the next identifier that follows is '(', don't
+        // allow this to be parsed as a trait.
+        let could_be_trait = *self.token != token::LPAREN;
+
         // Parse the trait.
         let mut ty = self.parse_ty(false);
 
         // Parse traits, if necessary.
-        let opt_trait = if self.eat_keyword(&~"for") {
+        let opt_trait = if could_be_trait && self.eat_keyword(&~"for") {
             // New-style trait. Reinterpret the type as a trait.
             let opt_trait_ref = match ty.node {
                 ty_path(path, node_id) => {