diff --git a/doc/manual.rst b/doc/manual.rst index abf0ed34da..500f27ec29 100644 --- a/doc/manual.rst +++ b/doc/manual.rst @@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ Stropping --------- `Stropping `_ -allows the same letter sequence to be used both as a keyword and as an identifier, and simplifies parsing. +allows the same letter sequence to be used both as a keyword and as an identifier, +this simplifies parsing and FFI with languages where that identifier is not a reserved keyword. For example, allowing a variable named `if` without clashing with the keyword `if`. In Nim, this is achieved via backticks, allowing any reserved word to be used as an identifier.