symbol_to_s.rb

:hello + "world" rescue "say what?" #=> "say what?"

# so we can do the normal thing

:hello.to_s + "world" #=> "hello world"
"#{:hello} world" #=> "hello world" 

# or we can have fun

class Symbol
  def +(arg)
    [to_s, arg].join(" ")
  end
end

:hello + "world" #=> "hello world"