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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/expressions/method-call-expr.md
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Expand Up @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The following procedure is used:

r[expr.method.candidate-receivers]
The first step is to build a list of candidate receiver types.
Obtain these by repeatedly [dereferencing][dereference] the receiver expression's type, adding each type encountered to the list, then finally attempting an [unsized coercion] at the end, and adding the result type if that is successful.
Obtain these by repeatedly [dereferencing][dereference] the receiver expression's type, adding each type encountered to the list, then finally attempting an array [unsized coercion] at the end, and adding the result type if that is successful.

r[expr.method.candidate-receivers-refs]
Then, for each candidate `T`, add `&T` and `&mut T` to the list immediately after `T`.
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