Difference between [message object] > [tosymbol object] vs ["message object"]?

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Masa

Is there any difference between them?

A.
[message object] > [tosymbol object]

B.

["message object"]

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Roman Thilenius

nope. "hello there" is a symbol with one argument (the space is a character now)

that is also what [tosybol] does to lists.

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Masa

Thanks a lot Roman.