diff --git a/examples/blueprint_plugins/src/link_icons.scss b/examples/blueprint_plugins/src/link_icons.scss
index 53274cf3..c4e28a75 100644
--- a/examples/blueprint_plugins/src/link_icons.scss
+++ b/examples/blueprint_plugins/src/link_icons.scss
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ body {
   // Not all links have a url structure that can be detected,
   // So you can set them explicitly yourself like so:
   a#this-is-a-pdf-link {
-    @include link-icon(unquote("pdf.png")); } }
+    @include link-icon("pdf.png"); } }
diff --git a/examples/blueprint_semantic/src/screen.scss b/examples/blueprint_semantic/src/screen.scss
index b600ab27..bc2a1c5d 100644
--- a/examples/blueprint_semantic/src/screen.scss
+++ b/examples/blueprint_semantic/src/screen.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ body.blueprint {
   .container {
     @include container; }
   .showgrid {
-    background: inline_image(unquote("grid.png")); }
+    background: inline_image("grid.png"); }
   hr {
     @include colruler; }
   hr.space {
diff --git a/examples/compass/src/sticky_footer.scss b/examples/compass/src/sticky_footer.scss
index 4f3f807f..3c5bd4e0 100644
--- a/examples/compass/src/sticky_footer.scss
+++ b/examples/compass/src/sticky_footer.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @import "compass/reset";
 @import "compass/layout";
 
-@include sticky-footer(72px, unquote("#layout"), unquote("#layout_footer"), unquote("#footer"));
+@include sticky-footer(72px, "#layout", "#layout_footer", "#footer");
 
 #header {
   background: #999999;
diff --git a/examples/compass/src/utilities.scss b/examples/compass/src/utilities.scss
index b15702f8..069c067b 100644
--- a/examples/compass/src/utilities.scss
+++ b/examples/compass/src/utilities.scss
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ h2 {
   ul.comma-delimited {
     @include comma-delimited-list; }
   ol.pretty {
-    @include pretty-bullets(unquote("blue_arrow.gif"), 5px, 7px, 18px); } }
+    @include pretty-bullets("blue_arrow.gif", 5px, 7px, 18px); } }
 
 #tables {
   @include column(16);
diff --git a/examples/css3/src/gradients.scss b/examples/css3/src/gradients.scss
index 6b39b710..ca55c6c7 100644
--- a/examples/css3/src/gradients.scss
+++ b/examples/css3/src/gradients.scss
@@ -11,76 +11,76 @@ thead th {
   @include text-shadow(white); }
 
 th.linear {
-  @include linear-gradient(color-stops(white, red 50%, yellow 75%, lime)); }
+  @include background-image(linear-gradient(white, red 50%, yellow 75%, lime)); }
 
 th.radial {
-  @include radial-gradient(color-stops(white, red 20px, yellow 30px, lime 40px)); }
+  @include background-image(radial-gradient(white, red 20px, yellow 30px, lime 40px)); }
 
 tr.default {
   td.linear {
-    @include linear-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, #0000cc)); }
+    @include background-image(linear-gradient(#cc0000, #0000cc)); }
   td.radial {
-    @include radial-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, #0000cc)); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#cc0000, #0000cc)); }
   td.linear-code:before {
-    content: "+linear-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #00c))"; }
+    content: "+background-image(linear-gradient(#c00, #00c))"; }
   td.radial-code:before {
-    content: "+radial-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #00c))"; } }
+    content: "+background-image(radial-gradient(#c00, #00c))"; } }
 
 tr.top-left {
   td.linear {
-    @include linear-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, #0000cc), unquote("top left")); }
+    @include background-image(linear-gradient(top left, #cc0000, #0000cc)); }
   td.radial {
-    @include radial-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, #0000cc), unquote("top left")); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(top left, #cc0000, #0000cc)); }
   td.linear-code:before {
-    content: '+linear-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #00c), "top left")'; }
+    content: '+background-image(linear-gradient(top left, #c00, #00c))'; }
   td.radial-code:before {
-    content: '+radial-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #00c), "top left")'; } }
+    content: '+background-image(radial-gradient(top left, #c00, #00c))'; } }
 
 tr.bottom-right {
   td.linear {
-    @include linear-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, #0000cc), unquote("bottom right")); }
+    @include background-image(linear-gradient(bottom right, #cc0000, #0000cc)); }
   td.radial {
-    @include radial-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, #0000cc), unquote("bottom right")); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(bottom right, #cc0000, #0000cc)); }
   td.linear-code:before {
-    content: '+linear-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #00c), "bottom right")'; }
+    content: '+background-image(linear-gradient(bottom right, #c00, #00c))'; }
   td.radial-code:before {
-    content: '+radial-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #00c), "bottom right")'; } }
+    content: '+background-image(radial-gradient(bottom right, #c00, #00c))'; } }
 
 tr.three-color {
   td.linear {
-    @include linear-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, white, #0000cc)); }
+    @include background-image(linear-gradient(#cc0000, white, #0000cc)); }
   td.radial {
-    @include radial-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, white, #0000cc 50px)); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#cc0000, white, #0000cc 50px)); }
   td.linear-code:before {
-    content: "+linear-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #fff, #00c))"; }
+    content: "+background-image(linear-gradient(#c00, #fff, #00c))"; }
   td.radial-code:before {
-    content: "+radial-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #fff, #00c 50px))"; } }
+    content: "+background-image(radial-gradient(#c00, #fff, #00c 50px))"; } }
 
 tr.four-color {
   td.linear {
-    @include linear-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, #00cc00 25%, #00cccc 75%, #0000cc)); }
+    @include background-image(linear-gradient(#cc0000, #00cc00 25%, #00cccc 75%, #0000cc)); }
   td.radial {
-    @include radial-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000, #00cc00 25%, #00cccc 75%, #0000cc 50px)); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#cc0000, #00cc00 25%, #00cccc 75%, #0000cc 50px)); }
   td.linear-code:before {
-    content: "+linear-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #0c0 25%, #0cc 75%, #00c))"; }
+    content: "+background-image(linear-gradient(#c00, #0c0 25%, #0cc 75%, #00c))"; }
   td.radial-code:before {
-    content: "+radial-gradient(color-stops(#c00, #0c0 25%, #0cc 75%, #00c 50px))"; } }
+    content: "+background-image(radial-gradient(#c00, #0c0 25%, #0cc 75%, #00c 50px))"; } }
 
 tr.filled-in {
   td.linear {
-    @include linear-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000 33%, #0000cc 66%)); }
+    @include background-image(linear-gradient(#cc0000 33%, #0000cc 66%)); }
   td.radial {
-    @include radial-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000 25px, #0000cc 75px)); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#cc0000 25px, #0000cc 75px)); }
   td.linear-code:before {
-    content: "+linear-gradient(color-stops(#c00 33%, #00c 66%))"; }
+    content: "+background-image(linear-gradient(#c00 33%, #00c 66%))"; }
   td.radial-code:before {
-    content: "+radial-gradient(color-stops(#c00 25px, #00c 75px))"; } }
+    content: "+background-image(radial-gradient(#c00 25px, #00c 75px))"; } }
 tr.with-bg {
   td.linear {
-    @include linear-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000 33%, #0000cc 66%), top, image-url("button_bg.png")); }
+    @include background-image(image-url("button_bg.png"), linear-gradient(top, #c00 33%, #00c 66%)); }
   td.radial {
-    @include radial-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000 25px, #0000cc 75px), center center, image-url("button_bg.png")); }
+    @include background-image(image-url("button_bg.png"), radial-gradient(center center, #c00 25px, #00c 75px)); }
   td.linear-code:before {
-    content: "+linear-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000 33%, #0000cc 66%), top, image-url(\"button_bg.png\"))"; }
+    content: "+background-image(image-url(\"button_bg.png\"), linear-gradient(top, #c00 33%, #00c 66%))"; }
   td.radial-code:before {
-    content: "+radial-gradient(color-stops(#cc0000 25px, #0000cc 75px), center center, image-url(\"button_bg.png\"))"; } }
\ No newline at end of file
+    content: "+background-image(image-url(\"button_bg.png\"), radial-gradient(center center, #c00 25px, #00c 75px))"; } }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/css3/src/main.scss b/examples/css3/src/main.scss
index 5396a0c1..57d0d2f3 100644
--- a/examples/css3/src/main.scss
+++ b/examples/css3/src/main.scss
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ h1 {
   min-width: $min_width;
   border: 4px solid #{$border_color};
   @include border-radius(0.667em);
-  @include box-shadow(darken($border_color, 40), 5px, 5px, 2px);
+  @include single-box-shadow(darken($border_color, 40), 5px, 5px, 2px);
   margin-bottom: 1em;
   h2 {
     margin: 0.5em 0 1em;
     text-align: center; } }
 
 .inset {
-  @include box-shadow(darken($border_color, 40), 5px, 5px, 2px, 3px, inset);
+  @include single-box-shadow(darken($border_color, 40), 5px, 5px, 2px, 3px, inset);
 }
 
 .gutter {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ h1 {
   content: " "; }
 
 .example {
-  @include linear-gradient(color_stops(white, #cccccc));
+  @include background-image(linear-gradient(white, #cccccc));
   pre {
     padding: 1em;
     margin: 1em;
@@ -76,39 +76,33 @@ h1 {
 
 #gradients {
   .horizontal {
-    @include linear-gradient(color_stops(#d92626, #2626d9), left); }
+    @include background-image(left, linear-gradient(#d92626, #2626d9)); }
   .vertical {
-    @include linear-gradient(color_stops(#d92626, #2626d9)); }
+    @include background-image(linear-gradient(#d92626, #2626d9)); }
   .diagonal {
-    @include linear-gradient(color_stops(#d92626, #2626d9), unquote("right top")); }
+    @include background-image(linear-gradient(right top, #d92626, #2626d9)); }
   .radial {
     /* +radial-gradient(color_stops(#d92626 0, #2626d9 1)) */
-    @include radial-gradient(color_stops(#d92626 10px, #2626d9 150px));
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#d92626 10px, #2626d9 150px));
     // +radial-gradient("center center, 10, center center, 100", #d92626, #2626d9)
     // background-image: -moz-radial-gradient(20px center, circle, #d92626 10px, #2626d9 100px)
     // background-color: #2626d9
   }
   .radial-1 {
     // A default radial gradient:
-    /* +radial-gradient(color_stops(#ddd, #aaa)) */
-    @include radial-gradient(color_stops(#dddddd, #aaaaaa)); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#dddddd, #aaaaaa)); }
   .radial-2 {
     // A centered gradient
-    /* +radial-gradient(color_stops(#ddd, #aaa)) */
-    @include radial-gradient(color_stops(#dddddd, #aaaaaa)); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#dddddd, #aaaaaa)); }
   .radial-3 {
     // A centered radial gradient at the top
-    /* +radial-gradient(color_stops(#ddd, #aaa), "top center") */
-    @include radial-gradient(color_stops(#dddddd, #aaaaaa), unquote("top center")); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(top center, #dddddd, #aaaaaa)); }
   .radial-4 {
     // A centered radial gradient with fixed color stops
-    /* +radial-gradient(color_stops(#ddd 20px, #aaa 50px)) */
-    @include radial-gradient(color_stops(#dddddd 20px, #aaaaaa 50px)); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#dddddd 20px, #aaaaaa 50px)); }
   .radial-5 {
     // A centered gradient with several color stops
-    /* +radial-gradient(color_stops(#ddd 20%, #aaa 50%, #c00)) */
-    @include radial-gradient(color_stops(#dddddd 20px, #aaaaaa 50%, #cc0000 200px)); }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#dddddd 20px, #aaaaaa 50%, #cc0000 200px)); }
   .radial-6 {
     // A centered gradient with color stops
-    /* +radial-gradient(color_stops(#0c0, #ddd 20%, #aaa 50%, #00c)) */
-    @include radial-gradient(color_stops(#00cc00 0px, #dddddd 20px, #aaaaaa 50px, #0000cc 100px)); } }
+    @include background-image(radial-gradient(#00cc00 0px, #dddddd 20px, #aaaaaa 50px, #0000cc 100px)); } }