title: Why the T in PHPs unexpected T_VARIABLE
body: <p>What does the "T" in this PHP error </p>
  
  <pre><code>Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>mean?</p>
  
  <p>(I know what the error itself means, but I would like to know why it's not only "VARIABLE".)</p>