diff --git a/parser/func_test.go b/parser/func_test.go
index 2073388..f221b9e 100644
--- a/parser/func_test.go
+++ b/parser/func_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func ro eMath
 	---
 	[++ x]
 	[-- y]
-	[set z [+ [* 250 0] 98 x [/ 9832 y] 930]]
+	[= z [+ [* 250 0] 98 x [/ 9832 y] 930]]
+	[== 4 4]
 	[! true]
 	[~ 1]
 	[~= x]
@@ -100,9 +101,9 @@ func ro gControlFlow
 			[otherThing]
 func ro hSetPhrase
 	---
-	[set x:Int 3]
-	[set y:{Int} [loc x]]
-	[set z:{Int 8}]
+	[= x:Int 3]
+	[= y:{Int} [loc x]]
+	[= z:{Int 8}]
 		398
 		9
 		2309
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ func ro hSetPhrase
 		478
 		555
 		123
-	[set bird:Bird]
+	[= bird:Bird]
 		.that
 			.whenYou 99999
 		.this 324
diff --git a/parser/phrase.go b/parser/phrase.go
index 98a9a3e..c25458b 100644
--- a/parser/phrase.go
+++ b/parser/phrase.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var operatorTokens = []lexer.TokenKind {
         lexer.TokenKindPercentAssignment,
         lexer.TokenKindTilde,
         lexer.TokenKindTildeAssignment,
+        lexer.TokenKindAssignment,
         lexer.TokenKindEqualTo,
         lexer.TokenKindNotEqualTo,
         lexer.TokenKindLessThanEqualTo,
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseBlock (
 		block = append(block, phrase)
 		if err != nil { return }
 	}
-	return
 }
 
 // parseBlockLevelPhrase parses a phrase that is not being used as an argument
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseBlockLevelPhrase (
 	if err != nil { return }
 
 	// if this is a set phrase, parse initialization values under it
-	if phrase.kind == PhraseKindSet {
+	if phrase.kind == PhraseKindAssign {
 		var values Argument
 		values, err = parser.parseInitializationValues(indent)
 
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parsePhraseCommand () (
 
 		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindColon) {
 			kind = PhraseKindCase
+		} else if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindAssignment) {
+			kind = PhraseKindAssign
 		} else {
 			kind = PhraseKindOperator
 		}
@@ -328,8 +330,6 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parsePhraseCommand () (
 		identifier := command.value.(Identifier)
 		if len(identifier.trail) == 1 {
 			switch identifier.trail[0] {
-			case "set":
-				kind = PhraseKindSet
 			case "loc":
 				kind = PhraseKindReference
 			case "defer":
diff --git a/parser/tree-tostring.go b/parser/tree-tostring.go
index 79124b1..35a3d35 100644
--- a/parser/tree-tostring.go
+++ b/parser/tree-tostring.go
@@ -233,8 +233,10 @@ func (argument *Argument) ToString (indent int, breakLine bool) (output string)
 	        	stringValue = "~"
 	        case lexer.TokenKindTildeAssignment:
 	        	stringValue = "~="
-	        case lexer.TokenKindEqualTo:
+	        case lexer.TokenKindAssignment:
 	        	stringValue = "="
+	        case lexer.TokenKindEqualTo:
+	        	stringValue = "=="
 	        case lexer.TokenKindNotEqualTo:
 	        	stringValue = "!="
 	        case lexer.TokenKindLessThanEqualTo:
diff --git a/parser/tree.go b/parser/tree.go
index f6f5ae8..257960a 100644
--- a/parser/tree.go
+++ b/parser/tree.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const (
 	PhraseKindCall = iota
 	PhraseKindCallExternal
 	PhraseKindOperator
-	PhraseKindSet
+	PhraseKindAssign
 	PhraseKindReference
 	PhraseKindDefer
 	PhraseKindIf
diff --git a/tests/parser/func/main.arf b/tests/parser/func/main.arf
index 7eee736..fcb1671 100644
--- a/tests/parser/func/main.arf
+++ b/tests/parser/func/main.arf
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ func ro eMath
 	---
 	++ x
 	-- y
-	set z [+ [* 0372 00] 98 x [/ 9832 y] 930]
+	= z [+ [* 0372 00] 98 x [/ 9832 y] 930]
 
+	== 4 4
 	! true
 	~ 0b01
 	~= x
@@ -123,13 +124,13 @@ func ro gControlFlow
 
 func ro hSetPhrase
 	---
-	set x:Int 3
+	= x:Int 3
 	# loc is a reference, similar to * in C
-	set y:{Int} [loc x]
-	set z:{Int 8}
+	= y:{Int} [loc x]
+	= z:{Int 8}
 		398 9 2309 983 -2387
 		478 555 123
-	set bird:Bird
+	= bird:Bird
 		.that
 			.whenYou 99999
 		.this 324