diff --git a/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/Parser.hs b/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/Parser.hs
index 6d876ce9c..732190965 100644
--- a/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/Parser.hs
+++ b/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/Parser.hs
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ matchToken x = P.satisfy ((==) x . L.payload)
 dot :: Var v => P v (L.Token L.Lexeme)
 dot = matchToken (L.SymbolyId ".")
 
+dotId :: Var v => P v (L.Token String)
+dotId = queryToken go where
+  go (L.SymbolyId ".") = Just "."
+  go _ = Nothing
+
 -- Consume a virtual semicolon
 semi :: Var v => P v (L.Token ())
 semi = fmap (const ()) <$> matchToken L.Semi
diff --git a/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/TermParser.hs b/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/TermParser.hs
index 74cec68c7..9e0d19724 100644
--- a/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/TermParser.hs
+++ b/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/TermParser.hs
@@ -334,24 +334,14 @@ block s = block' False s (openBlockWith s) closeBlock
 
 importp :: Var v => P v [(v, v)]
 importp = do
-  let name = Var.nameds . L.payload <$> (wordyId <|> symbolyId)
-      namesp = many name
   _ <- reserved "use"
-  e <- (Left <$> wordyId) <|> (Right <$> symbolyId)
-  case e of
-    Left w -> do
-      more <- (False <$ P.try (lookAhead semi)) <|> pure True
-      case more of
-        True -> do
-          i <- (Var.nameds . L.payload $ w) <$ optional dot
-          names <- namesp <|> (pure <$> name)
-          pure [ (n, Var.joinDot i n) | n <- names ]
-        False ->
-          let (_, n) = L.splitWordy (L.payload w)
-          in pure [ (Var.nameds n, Var.nameds $ L.payload w) ]
-    Right o ->
-      let (_, op) = L.splitSymboly (L.payload o)
-      in pure [ (Var.nameds op, Var.nameds $ L.payload o) ]
+  prefix <- wordyId <|> dotId
+  suffixes <- some (wordyId <|> symbolyId) P.<?> "one or more identifiers"
+  pure $ do
+    let v = Var.nameds (L.payload prefix)
+    s <- suffixes
+    let suffix = Var.nameds . L.payload $ s
+    pure (suffix, Var.joinDot v suffix)
 
 --module Monoid where
 --  -- we replace all the binding names with Monoid.op, and
diff --git a/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/Var.hs b/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/Var.hs
index 2f578c6ed..6283ddb35 100644
--- a/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/Var.hs
+++ b/parser-typechecker/src/Unison/Var.hs
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ nameds :: Var v => String -> v
 nameds s = named (Text.pack s)
 
 joinDot :: Var v => v -> v -> v
-joinDot v v2 = named (name v `mappend` "." `mappend` name v2)
+joinDot prefix v2 =
+  if name prefix == "." then named (name prefix `mappend` name v2)
+  else named (name prefix `mappend` "." `mappend` name v2)
 
 freshes :: Var v => Set v -> [v] -> [v]
 freshes _ [] = []
diff --git a/parser-typechecker/tests/Unison/Test/TermPrinter.hs b/parser-typechecker/tests/Unison/Test/TermPrinter.hs
index 4f72bdebb..7d6e46561 100755
--- a/parser-typechecker/tests/Unison/Test/TermPrinter.hs
+++ b/parser-typechecker/tests/Unison/Test/TermPrinter.hs
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ test = scope "termprinter" . tests $
               \    else c"
   , tc_diff_rtt True "if foo\n\
             \then\n\
-            \  use bar\n\
             \  and true true\n\
             \  12\n\
             \else\n\
diff --git a/unison-src/tests/cce.u b/unison-src/tests/cce.u
index 78c37af9c..1b53936e1 100644
--- a/unison-src/tests/cce.u
+++ b/unison-src/tests/cce.u
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ sort lte a =
 
 Node.increment : Node -> Node
 Node.increment n =
-  use Node.Node -- the constructor
+  use Node Node -- the constructor
   case n of Node n -> Node (n + 1)
 
 > Remote.runLocal '(dsort (<) [3,2,1,1,2,3,9182,1,2,34,1,23])
diff --git a/unison-src/tests/hang.u b/unison-src/tests/hang.u
index 6819b9b5e..4343d0003 100644
--- a/unison-src/tests/hang.u
+++ b/unison-src/tests/hang.u
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ halve as =
 
 Node.increment : Node -> Node
 Node.increment n =
-  use Node.Node -- the constructor
+  use Node Node -- the constructor
   case n of Node n -> Node (n + 1)
 
 > Remote.runLocal '(dsort2 (<) [3,2,1,1,2,3,9182,1,2,34,1,23])
diff --git a/unison-src/tests/imports.u b/unison-src/tests/imports.u
index 993dcd68b..d90cecf9b 100644
--- a/unison-src/tests/imports.u
+++ b/unison-src/tests/imports.u
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+use . Int -- imports `.Int` from root path and gives it the local name `Int`
+
 -- This brings `None` into scope unqualified
-use Optional.None
+use Optional None
 
 -- '.' is optional, this brings `None` and `Some` into
 -- scope unqualified
@@ -7,12 +9,12 @@ use Optional None Some
 
 -- Can import operators this way also
 -- no need to put them in parens
-use Nat.+
+use Nat +
 
 -- Later imports shadow earlier ones
 use Nat - * /
-use Nat. drop *
-use Nat . drop
+use Nat drop *
+use Nat drop
 -- use Int + -- this would cause type error below!
 
 > case Some (100 + 200 / 3 * 2) of
diff --git a/unison-src/tests/soe.u b/unison-src/tests/soe.u
index 3cee496b6..500ab6489 100644
--- a/unison-src/tests/soe.u
+++ b/unison-src/tests/soe.u
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ sort lte a =
 
 Node.increment : Node -> Node
 Node.increment n =
-  use Node.Node -- the constructor
+  use Node Node -- the constructor
   case n of Node n -> Node (n + 1)
 
 > Remote.runLocal '(dsort (<) [3,2,1,1,2,3,9182,1,2,34,1,23])
diff --git a/unison-src/tests/tictactoe0-array-oob1.u b/unison-src/tests/tictactoe0-array-oob1.u
index f9947c690..4bbe0a810 100644
--- a/unison-src/tests/tictactoe0-array-oob1.u
+++ b/unison-src/tests/tictactoe0-array-oob1.u
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 type Board = Board Nat Nat Nat
 
-use Board.Board
+use Board Board
 
 -- uncommenting these gives errors from NPE to array index out of bounds -1, -2
 -- x = 1
diff --git a/unison-src/tests/tictactoe0-npe.u b/unison-src/tests/tictactoe0-npe.u
index a7b735d9e..7c78cb158 100644
--- a/unison-src/tests/tictactoe0-npe.u
+++ b/unison-src/tests/tictactoe0-npe.u
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ type P = X | O | E
 
 type Board = Board P P P P P P P P P
 
-use Board.Board
+use Board Board
 use P O X E
 
 whatevs a b c = a