diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/ExpressionParser.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/ExpressionParser.java
index bd3496e9..d14367cf 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/ExpressionParser.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/ExpressionParser.java
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ package org.springframework.binding.expression;
  */
 public interface ExpressionParser {
 
+	/**
+	 * Is the provided expression string an "eval" expression: meaning an expression that validates to a dynamic value,
+	 * and not a literal expression? "Eval" expressions are normally enclosed in delimiters like #{}, where literal
+	 * expressions are not delimited.
+	 * 
+	 * TODO - candidate for removal in a future milestone: is this really needed?
+	 * @param string the string
+	 * @return true if the expression is an eval expression string, false otherwise.
+	 */
+	public boolean isEvalExpressionString(String string);
+	
 	/**
 	 * Parse the provided expression string, returning an expression evaluator capable of evaluating it.
 	 * @param expressionString the parseable expression string; cannot be null
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/el/ELExpressionParser.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/el/ELExpressionParser.java
index e4a402b6..b9b569cf 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/el/ELExpressionParser.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/el/ELExpressionParser.java
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ import org.springframework.binding.expression.ParserException;
  */
 public class ELExpressionParser implements ExpressionParser {
 
+	/**
+	 * The expression prefix.
+	 */
+	private static final String EXPRESSION_PREFIX = "#{";
+
+	/**
+	 * The expression suffix.
+	 */
+	private static final String EXPRESSION_SUFFIX = "}";
+
 	/**
 	 * The ExpressionFactory for constructing EL expressions
 	 */
@@ -45,6 +55,10 @@ public class ELExpressionParser implements ExpressionParser {
 		this.contextFactories.put(expressionTargetType, contextFactory);
 	}
 
+	public boolean isEvalExpressionString(String expressionString) {
+		return expressionString.startsWith(EXPRESSION_PREFIX) && expressionString.endsWith(EXPRESSION_SUFFIX);
+	}
+
 	public Expression parseExpression(String expressionString, Class expressionTargetType,
 			Class expectedEvaluationResultType, ExpressionVariable[] expressionVariables) throws ParserException {
 		if (expectedEvaluationResultType == null) {
diff --git a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/support/AbstractExpressionParser.java b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/support/AbstractExpressionParser.java
index e62b9b95..aa9626bb 100644
--- a/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/support/AbstractExpressionParser.java
+++ b/spring-binding/src/main/java/org/springframework/binding/expression/support/AbstractExpressionParser.java
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractExpressionParser implements ExpressionParser {
 		this.expressionSuffix = expressionSuffix;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isEvalExpressionString(String string) {
+		return string.startsWith(expressionPrefix) && string.endsWith(expressionSuffix);
+	}
+
 	public Expression parseExpression(String expressionString, Class expressionTargetType,
 			Class expectedEvaluationResultType, ExpressionVariable[] expressionVariables) throws ParserException {
 		Assert.notNull(expressionString, "The expression string to parse is required");
diff --git a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowFacesContext.java b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowFacesContext.java
index 616341e9..ccc13d02 100644
--- a/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowFacesContext.java
+++ b/spring-faces/src/main/java/org/springframework/faces/webflow/FlowFacesContext.java
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ import javax.faces.context.ResponseWriter;
 import javax.faces.render.RenderKit;
 
 import org.springframework.binding.message.Message;
-import org.springframework.binding.message.MessageResolver;
-import org.springframework.binding.message.Messages;
+import org.springframework.binding.message.MessageBuilder;
 import org.springframework.binding.message.Severity;
 import org.springframework.context.MessageSource;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ public class FlowFacesContext extends FacesContext {
 	 * Translates a FacesMessage to an SWF Message and adds it to the current MessageContext
 	 */
 	public void addMessage(String clientId, FacesMessage message) {
-		MessageResolver messageResolver;
+		MessageBuilder builder = new MessageBuilder();
 		StringBuffer msgText = new StringBuffer();
 		if (StringUtils.hasText(message.getSummary())) {
 			msgText.append(message.getSummary());
@@ -87,13 +86,13 @@ public class FlowFacesContext extends FacesContext {
 		}
 
 		if (message.getSeverity() == FacesMessage.SEVERITY_INFO) {
-			messageResolver = Messages.text(source, msgText.toString(), Severity.INFO);
+			builder.source(source).defaultText(msgText.toString()).info();
 		} else if (message.getSeverity() == FacesMessage.SEVERITY_WARN) {
-			messageResolver = Messages.text(source, msgText.toString(), Severity.WARNING);
+			builder.source(source).defaultText(msgText.toString()).warning();
 		} else {
-			messageResolver = Messages.text(source, msgText.toString(), Severity.ERROR);
+			builder.source(source).defaultText(msgText.toString()).error();
 		}
-		context.getMessageContext().addMessage(messageResolver);
+		context.getMessageContext().addMessage(builder.build());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/core/expression/DefaultExpressionParserFactory.java b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/core/expression/DefaultExpressionParserFactory.java
index 4de5de52..cc03e901 100644
--- a/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/core/expression/DefaultExpressionParserFactory.java
+++ b/spring-webflow/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/core/expression/DefaultExpressionParserFactory.java
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ public final class DefaultExpressionParserFactory {
 				return getDefaultExpressionParser().isEvalExpressionString(string);
 			}
 
-			public String parseEvalExpressionString(String string) throws ParserException {
-				return getDefaultExpressionParser().parseEvalExpressionString(string);
-			}
-
 			public Expression parseExpression(String expressionString, Class expressionTargetType,
 					Class expectedEvaluationResultType, ExpressionVariable[] expressionVariables)
 					throws ParserException {