too odd

gistfile1.erb

#if I comment out the render below, then it works. if not, I get the 'undefined local variable or method `object' ' error
#see below for code that actually executes and will read the object local in error_messages helper

# for Users#new

<h1>Sign up</h1>

<%= form_for(@user) do |f| %>
  <%= render :partial => "shared/error_messages", :locals => { :object => "hi"} %>
  <%#= render 'fields', :f => f %>
	<div class="actions">
		<%= f.submit "Sign up" %>
	</div>
<% end %>

# for shared/error_messages (shared/_error_messages.html.erb)

<%= object %>