From 2bfabfde491fa83ddc0b094ac2c4df22d378db6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Juan Carlos Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 15:39:03 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Fix #15806 (cherry picked from commit 3cebae492e61ccbb29cfc38fbaa1f54270dfeb8a) --- doc/manual.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) 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.