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@@ -316,13 +316,7 @@ distinction between ``foo`` and ``Foo``.
 Stropping
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-`Stropping <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stropping_(syntax)>`_
-allows the same letter sequence to be used both as a keyword and as an identifier, this simplifies parsing and
-`FFI <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_function_interface>`_
-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.
+If a keyword is enclosed in backticks it loses its keyword property and becomes an ordinary identifier.
 
 Examples