diff --git a/BUGS b/BUGS
index 1f4fee2..e7b9374 100644
--- a/BUGS
+++ b/BUGS
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 2008/05/16:
     paired delimiters in perl regexes either never worked or are broken.
-    dammit.
+    dammit. (FIXED 2008/07/29)
 
 2007/07/15:
     sometimes you don't get search-as-you-type (and have to hit C-s again
diff --git a/mode/perl.py b/mode/perl.py
index be6f1fb..9914b60 100644
--- a/mode/perl.py
+++ b/mode/perl.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ class PodGrammar(Grammar):
 
 def _make_string_rules(forbidden=None):
     if forbidden:
-        rule = PatternRule(r'scalar', r"\$[^A-Za-z0-9 \\%s](?![A-Za-z0-9_])" % forbidden)
+        rule = PatternRule(r'scalar', r"\$[^\[\]\(\){}<>A-Za-z0-9 \\%s](?![A-Za-z0-9_])" % forbidden)
     else:
-        rule = ContextPatternRule(r'scalar', r"\$[^A-Za-z0-9 %(delim)s](?![A-Za-z0-9_])", r"\$[^A-Za-z0-9 ](?![A-Za-z0-9_])")
+        rule = ContextPatternRule(r'scalar', r"\$[^\[\]\(\){}<>A-Za-z0-9 %(delim)s](?![A-Za-z0-9_])", r"\$[^A-Za-z0-9 ](?![A-Za-z0-9_])")
 
     rules = [
         PatternRule(r'octal', r'\\[0-7]{3}'),
@@ -81,11 +81,23 @@ class PerlGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule(r'perl_hash', r"%\$*[A-Za-z_](?:[A-Za-z0-9_]|::)*"),
         PatternRule(r'deref', r"[@%\$&\*](?={)"),
 
+        # match regexes; paired delimiters
+        RegionRule(r'match', r'm *(?P<delim>\()', StringGrammar, r'\)[a-z]*'),
+        RegionRule(r'match', r'm *(?P<delim>\[)', StringGrammar, r'\][a-z]*'),
+        RegionRule(r'match', r'm *(?P<delim>\{)', StringGrammar, r'\}[a-z]*'),
+        RegionRule(r'match', r'm *(?P<delim>\<)', StringGrammar, r'\>[a-z]*'),
+
         # match regexes
         RegionRule(r'match', r'(?:(?<==~)|(?<=!~)|(?<=\()|(?<=split)|(?<=if)|(?<=unless)|(?<=while)|(?<=until)) *(?P<delim>/)', StringGrammar, r'/[a-z]*'),
         RegionRule(r'match', r'm *(?P<delim>[^ #a-zA-Z0-9_])', StringGrammar, r'%(delim)s[a-z]*'),
         RegionRule(r'match', r'm(?P<delim>#)', StringGrammar, r'#[a-z]*'),
 
+        # match regexes; paired delimiters
+        RegionRule(r'replace', r's *(?P<delim>\()', StringGrammar, r'\)\(', StringGrammar, r'\)[a-z]*'),
+        RegionRule(r'replace', r's *(?P<delim>\[)', StringGrammar, r'\]\[', StringGrammar, r'\][a-z]*'),
+        RegionRule(r'replace', r's *(?P<delim>\{)', StringGrammar, r'\}\{', StringGrammar, r'\}[a-z]*'),
+        RegionRule(r'replace', r's *(?P<delim>\<)', StringGrammar, r'\>\<', StringGrammar, r'\>[a-z]*'),
+
         # replace regexes
         RegionRule(r'replace', r's *(?P<delim>[^ a-zA-Z0-9_])', StringGrammar, r'%(delim)s', StringGrammar, r'%(delim)s[a-z]*'),
         RegionRule(r'replace', r's(?P<delim>#)', StringGrammar, r'#', StringGrammar, r'#[a-z]*'),