$foo= 'dudes';
$bar= 'whats up';
<?php echo 'hey,'.$foo.' '.$bar.'?'; ?>
<?php echo "hey, $foo $bar?"; ?>
is
<span style="color:#993333">
<?php echo "hey, $foo $bar?"; ?>
</span>
slower than
<span style="color:#339933">
<?php echo 'hey,'.$foo.' '.$bar.'?'; ?>
</span>
?