scala> trait A
defined trait A
scala> class B extends A
defined class B
scala> class C extends A
defined class C
scala> Some(0).fold(new B){_=>new C}
<console>:11: error: type mismatch;
 found   : C
 required: B
              Some(0).fold(new B){_=>new C}

scala> def meth[A](a1: A, a2: A) = (a1, a2)
meth: [A](a1: A, a2: A)(A, A)

scala> meth(1, "")
res7: (Any, Any) = (1,"")

scala> def meth[A](a1: A)(a2: A) = (a1, a2)
meth: [A](a1: A)(a2: A)(A, A)

scala> meth(1)("")
<console>:10: error: type mismatch;
 found   : String("")
 required: Int
              meth(1)("")
                      ^

scala> List(1).foldLeft(Nil)((xs,x) => x::xs)
<console>:8: error: type mismatch;
 found   : List[Int]
 required: scala.collection.immutable.Nil.type
              List(1).foldLeft(Nil)((xs,x) => x::xs)
                                               ^

scala> List(1).foldLeft(Nil)((xs,x) => x::xs)
<console>:8: error: type mismatch;
 found   : List[Int]
 required: scala.collection.immutable.Nil.type
              List(1).foldLeft(Nil)((xs,x) => x::xs)
                                               ^

scala> List(1).foldLeft(Nil : List[Int])((xs,x) => x::xs)
res1: List[Int] = List(1)

Some(0).fold(new B : A){_=>new C}

Some(0).fold(new B: A){_=>new C}