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Assign to literals is allowed in ghci

I have been asked that why 1 = 2 is allowed in ghci, which is quite confusing for beginners.

> 1 = 2
> 1
1
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Version 8.6.1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component GHCi
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