diff --git a/containers.lua b/containers.lua
index 418a819..2cb8e49 100644
--- a/containers.lua
+++ b/containers.lua
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ local _dict_mt = {
       local _accum_0 = { }
       local _len_0 = 1
       for k, v in pairs(self) do
-        _accum_0[_len_0] = tostring(as_nomsu(k)) .. ": " .. tostring(as_nomsu(v))
+        _accum_0[_len_0] = "." .. tostring(k) .. " = " .. tostring(v)
         _len_0 = _len_0 + 1
       end
       return _accum_0
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ local _dict_mt = {
       local _accum_0 = { }
       local _len_0 = 1
       for k, v in pairs(self) do
-        _accum_0[_len_0] = tostring(as_nomsu(k)) .. ": " .. tostring(as_nomsu(v))
+        _accum_0[_len_0] = "." .. tostring(as_nomsu(k)) .. " = " .. tostring(as_nomsu(v))
         _len_0 = _len_0 + 1
       end
       return _accum_0
diff --git a/containers.moon b/containers.moon
index be0925b..29e31c4 100644
--- a/containers.moon
+++ b/containers.moon
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ _dict_mt =
         for _ in pairs(@) do n += 1
         return n
     __tostring: =>
-        "{"..concat(["#{as_nomsu(k)}: #{as_nomsu(v)}" for k,v in pairs @], ", ").."}"
+        "{"..concat([".#{k} = #{v}" for k,v in pairs @], ", ").."}"
     as_nomsu: =>
-        "{"..concat(["#{as_nomsu(k)}: #{as_nomsu(v)}" for k,v in pairs @], ", ").."}"
+        "{"..concat([".#{as_nomsu(k)} = #{as_nomsu(v)}" for k,v in pairs @], ", ").."}"
     as_lua: =>
         "Dict{"..concat(["[ #{as_lua(k)}]= #{as_lua(v)}" for k,v in pairs @], ", ").."}"
     __band: (other)=>