((\x (\y (x y))) x)
-We didn't have to insert any parentheses around the inner body of `\y. (x y)` because they were already there.
+The outermost parentheses were added because we have an application. `(\x. \y.
+...)` became `(\x (\y. ...))` because of the rule for dots. We didn't have to
+insert any parentheses around the inner body of `\y. (x y)` because they were
+already there. That is, in expressions of the form `\y. (...)`, the dot abbreviates
+nothing. It's harmless to write such a dot, though, and it can be conceptually
+helpful especially in light of the next convention...
**Merging lambdas** An expression of the form `(\x (\y M))`, or equivalently, `(\x. \y. M)`, can be abbreviated as: