diff --git a/lib/lexer.js b/lib/lexer.js
index 62a40410..945f11d7 100644
--- a/lib/lexer.js
+++ b/lib/lexer.js
@@ -436,9 +436,10 @@
             stack.push(tok);
             break;
           case '(':
+          case 'CALL_START':
             if (stack.length) {
               stack.pop();
-            } else {
+            } else if (tok[0] === '(') {
               tok[0] = 'PARAM_START';
               return this;
             }
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@
   HEREDOC_INDENT = /\n+([^\n\S]*)/g;
   HEREDOC_ILLEGAL = /\*\//;
   ASSIGNED = /^\s*@?([$A-Za-z_][$\w\x7f-\uffff]*|['"].*['"])[^\n\S]*?[:=][^:=>]/;
-  LINE_CONTINUER = /^\s*(?:,|\??\.(?!\.)|::)/;
+  LINE_CONTINUER = /^\s*(?:,|\??\.(?![.\d])|::)/;
   TRAILING_SPACES = /\s+$/;
   NO_NEWLINE = /^(?:[-+*&|\/%=<>!.\\][<>=&|]*|and|or|is(?:nt)?|n(?:ot|ew)|delete|typeof|instanceof)$/;
   COMPOUND_ASSIGN = ['-=', '+=', '/=', '*=', '%=', '||=', '&&=', '?=', '<<=', '>>=', '>>>=', '&=', '^=', '|='];
diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 3ab5c6b1..b9775019 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       }
     };
     Base.prototype.compileClosure = function(o) {
-      if (this.jumps()) {
+      if (this.jumps() || this instanceof Throw) {
         throw SyntaxError('cannot use a pure statement in an expression.');
       }
       o.sharedScope = true;
diff --git a/src/lexer.coffee b/src/lexer.coffee
index 11990a8d..35196535 100644
--- a/src/lexer.coffee
+++ b/src/lexer.coffee
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ exports.Lexer = class Lexer
       switch tok[0]
         when ')'
           stack.push tok
-        when '('
+        when '(', 'CALL_START'
           if stack.length then stack.pop()
-          else
+          else if tok[0] is '('
             tok[0] = 'PARAM_START'
             return this
     this
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ HEREDOC_ILLEGAL = /\*\//
 
 ASSIGNED        = /^\s*@?([$A-Za-z_][$\w\x7f-\uffff]*|['"].*['"])[^\n\S]*?[:=][^:=>]/
 
-LINE_CONTINUER  = /// ^ \s* (?: , | \??\.(?!\.) | :: ) ///
+LINE_CONTINUER  = /// ^ \s* (?: , | \??\.(?![.\d]) | :: ) ///
 
 TRAILING_SPACES = /\s+$/
 
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index b5b3dc3f..00e5ca0f 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ exports.Base = class Base
   # Statements converted into expressions via closure-wrapping share a scope
   # object with their parent closure, to preserve the expected lexical scope.
   compileClosure: (o) ->
-    if @jumps()
+    if @jumps() or this instanceof Throw
       throw SyntaxError 'cannot use a pure statement in an expression.'
     o.sharedScope = yes
     Closure.wrap(this).compileNode o
diff --git a/test/function_literals.coffee b/test/function_literals.coffee
index 8e4aede4..64c8a150 100644
--- a/test/function_literals.coffee
+++ b/test/function_literals.coffee
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ test "default values with splatted arguments", ->
   eq  1, withSplats(1,1,1)
   eq  2, withSplats(1,1,1,1)
 
+test "default values with function calls", ->
+  doesNotThrow -> CoffeeScript.compile "(x = f()) ->"
+
 test "arguments vs parameters", ->
   doesNotThrow -> CoffeeScript.compile "f(x) ->"
   f = (g) -> g()
diff --git a/test/number_literals.coffee b/test/number_literals.coffee
index 9d2010f1..ff0abce4 100644
--- a/test/number_literals.coffee
+++ b/test/number_literals.coffee
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ eq Number::toString, .42['toString']
 
 eq Number::toString, 4.2.toString
 eq Number::toString, .42.toString
+
+test '#1168: leading floating point suppresses newline', ->
+	eq 1, do ->
+		1
+		.5 + 0.5