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Messages can include arguments as well as method selectors. In the following expression, for example, the message consists of a method selector, raisedTo:, and an argument, 10:

2 raisedTo: 10 

Note that the colon is part of the raisedTo: method selector; the colon is there to indicate that an argument is expected. Note also that the T is in uppercase, in accordance with the Smalltalk method naming conventions explained in Segment••missing reference••.