[a: “1”, b: “2”]
results in
[a: “1”, b: “2”]
but
[1, a: “1”, b: “2”]
results in
[1, {:a, “1”}, {:b, “2”}]
Why?
Looks like two different syntaxes for the same thing: https://tio.run/##S83JrMgs@v/f018vM6@4IDW5RCHaUEeh2ipRR8GwFsRI0lEwqo1VsLUFSyRaKQDJJCsFo9j//wE
[a: "1"] is just sugar syntax to represent keyword lists, e.g. [{:a, "1"}].
If you have another element different than {atom, term} it will print weirdly, as in normal list, not keyword list anymore.
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what typo? 
(oops, just seen it 
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