diff --git a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
index 9b467e683b8..ee308c55af5 100644
--- a/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/comp/syntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1735,9 +1735,11 @@ fn parse_block_tail(p: parser, lo: uint, s: ast::blk_check_mode) -> ast::blk {
 }
 
 fn parse_ty_param(p: parser) -> ast::ty_param {
-    let k = if eat_word(p, "pinned") { ast::kind_pinned }
-            else if eat_word(p, "unique") { ast::kind_unique }
-            else { ast::kind_shared };
+    let k = if eat_word(p, "pinned") || eat_word(p, "pin") {
+        ast::kind_pinned
+    } else if eat_word(p, "unique") || eat_word(p, "uniq") {
+        ast::kind_unique
+    } else { eat_word(p, "shar"); ast::kind_shared };
     ret {ident: parse_ident(p), kind: k};
 }