diff --git a/lib/jekyll/page.rb b/lib/jekyll/page.rb
index 10069f6c..032fe265 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/page.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/page.rb
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ module Jekyll
     # See url.rb for an explanation
     def url_placeholders
       {
-        "path"       => @dir,
-        "basename"   => self.basename,
-        "output_ext" => self.output_ext
+        :path       => @dir,
+        :basename   => self.basename,
+        :output_ext => self.output_ext
       }
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/post.rb b/lib/jekyll/post.rb
index 6b5c38d5..8a52efc3 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/post.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/post.rb
@@ -208,16 +208,16 @@ module Jekyll
     # See url.rb for an explanation
     def url_placeholders
       {
-        "year"       => date.strftime("%Y"),
-        "month"      => date.strftime("%m"),
-        "day"        => date.strftime("%d"),
-        "title"      => CGI.escape(slug),
-        "i_day"      => date.strftime("%d").to_i.to_s,
-        "i_month"    => date.strftime("%m").to_i.to_s,
-        "categories" => (categories || []).map { |c| URI.escape(c.to_s) }.join('/'),
-        "short_month" => date.strftime("%b"),
-        "y_day"      => date.strftime("%j"),
-        "output_ext" => self.output_ext
+        :year        => date.strftime("%Y"),
+        :month       => date.strftime("%m"),
+        :day         => date.strftime("%d"),
+        :title       => CGI.escape(slug),
+        :i_day       => date.strftime("%d").to_i.to_s,
+        :i_month     => date.strftime("%m").to_i.to_s,
+        :categories  => (categories || []).map { |c| URI.escape(c.to_s) }.join('/'),
+        :short_month => date.strftime("%b"),
+        :y_day       => date.strftime("%j"),
+        :output_ext  => self.output_ext
       }
     end