[Haskell-cafe] Crazy idea: overloading function application notation

[Jon Harrop]

This is a crazy idea I've been working on: overload the syntax "x y" so it can 
mean function application "f x = f(x)" or multiplication "x y = x*y". The 
reason is simply that I appreciate the brevity of MLs function application 
but I also appreciate the brevity of Mathematica's multiplication.

Is it possible to implement this in Haskell using type classes? Is there any 
way this could actually be practicable?

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