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Clarify use of "discard" and "discard parameter" - #1862
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Follow up to the committee review of dotnet#1464 on lambda discards.
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| - It can denote a discard ([§9.2.9.2](variables.md#9292-discards)), or | ||
| - It can denote a discard parameter of an anonymous function ([§12.21.2](expressions.md#12212-anonymous-function-signatures)). |
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I was ambivalent about this change. I made it because I wanted to link to both sections. I'm happy reverting this change.
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Follow up to the committee review of #1464 on lambda discards.
Use the term "discard" in almost all discussion of discard. Reserve "discard parameter" to specifically apply to using
_as a discard parameter on an anonymous function.I think this is small enough we can review and merge between meetings.