Syntax checking should parse text as Expression, not as Program

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#397 opened on Jun 23, 2020 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Dominant language: JavaScript
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Acorn, as currently configured, syntax checks editor text as if it is a JavaScript Program rather than Expression. This leads to bogus warnings, e.g.:

![Screenshot 2020-06-23 at 12 19 59 (2)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5603958/85398211-c7a76600-b54c-11ea-81d6-1fe010cb5287.png)

![Screenshot 2020-06-23 at 12 17 22 (2)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5603958/85398212-c9712980-b54c-11ea-86e9-fd95b78d3c8d.png)

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