doc: Mention argument bindings in manual release-0.5 0.5

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 }
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+As with `let` bindings, function arguments are irrefutable patterns,
+so any pattern that is valid in a let binding is also valid as an argument.
+
+~~~
+fn first((value, _): (int, int)) -> int { value }
+~~~
+
 
 #### Generic functions