diff --git a/src/parser.ts b/src/parser.ts
index baabed9..354bef5 100644
--- a/src/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ const Comment = Regex(/#[^\n]*/y)
 
 const PreWordWhitespace = Regex(/[^\S\n;]+/y).expects("whitespace");
 
-const BackslashEscape = Regex(/\\(.)/y)
-  .expects("\\")
-  .map(([, char]) => ({ text: char }));
+const BackslashEscape = Sequence(
+  Regex(/\\/y).expects("BACKSLASH"),
+  Regex(/./y).expects("CHAR")
+).map(([, [char]]) => ({ text: char }));
 
 const BARE_WORD_CHAR = /[^\s\\;\[]+/y;
 const BARE_BRACKET_WORD_CHAR = /[^\s\\;\[\]]+/y;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ const Bracket: Pattern<ScriptPiece> = Sequence(
 
 function bareWordTmpl(charRegex: RegExp) {
   return Sequence(
-    Regex(/(?!["\{])/y),
+    Regex(/(?!["{])/y),
     AtLeast(
       1,
       Choose<InterpolatedPiece>(
@@ -65,10 +66,10 @@ const Brace: Pattern<string> = Sequence(
         .expects("{")
         .map((text) => `{${text}}`),
       Regex(/\\./y)
-        .expects("\\")
+        .expects("BACKSLASH")
         .map(([escape]) => escape),
       Regex(/[^\\{}]+/y)
-        .expects("text")
+        .expects("CHAR")
         .map(([text]) => text)
     )
   ),
diff --git a/src/peg.ts b/src/peg.ts
index 0b4f999..0bc87f5 100644
--- a/src/peg.ts
+++ b/src/peg.ts
@@ -84,20 +84,14 @@ export function Choose<T>(...patterns: Pattern<T>[]): Pattern<T> {
     .join(" | ");
   return new Pattern(function (source, index) {
     let furthestFound = index;
-    let furthestExpected = genericExpected;
+    let furthestExpected = this.expectLabel;
     for (const pattern of patterns) {
-      const [value, furthest, expected] = pattern.match.call(
-        this,
-        source,
-        index
-      );
+      const [value, furthest, expected] = pattern.match(source, index);
       if (value) {
         return [value, furthest, expected];
       } else if (furthest > furthestFound) {
         furthestFound = furthest;
         furthestExpected = expected;
-      } else if (furthest == furthestFound) {
-        furthestExpected = furthestExpected + " | " + expected;
       }
     }
     return [null, furthestFound, furthestExpected];
@@ -119,11 +113,7 @@ export function Sequence<T extends unknown[]>(
     let furthestFound = index;
     let furthestExpected = genericExpected;
     for (const pattern of patterns) {
-      const [value, furthest, expected] = pattern.match.call(
-        this,
-        source,
-        index
-      );
+      const [value, furthest, expected] = pattern.match(source, index);
       if (furthest > furthestFound) {
         furthestFound = furthest;
         furthestExpected = expected;
@@ -157,11 +147,7 @@ export function AtLeast<T>(min: number, pattern: Pattern<T>): Pattern<T[]> {
     let furthestFound = index;
     let furthestExpected = this.expectLabel;
     do {
-      const [value, furthest, expected] = pattern.match.call(
-        this as Pattern<T>,
-        source,
-        index
-      );
+      const [value, furthest, expected] = pattern.match(source, index);
       if (furthest > furthestFound) {
         furthestFound = furthest;
         furthestExpected = expected;
@@ -188,7 +174,7 @@ export function AtLeast<T>(min: number, pattern: Pattern<T>): Pattern<T[]> {
  */
 export function Peek<T>(pattern: Pattern<T>): Pattern<T> {
   return new Pattern(function (source, index) {
-    const [value, furthest, expected] = pattern.match.call(this, source, index);
+    const [value, furthest, expected] = pattern.match(source, index);
     return [value ? [value[0], index] : null, furthest, expected];
   }, pattern.expectLabel);
 }