Auto merge of #28842 - chrisccerami:patch-1, r=steveklabnik

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md b/src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md
index fb2fc83e062..4896be714bb 100644
--- a/src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md
+++ b/src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md
@@ -70,9 +70,12 @@ fn bar<'a>(x: &'a i32) {
 ```
 
 The `'a` reads ‘the lifetime a’. Technically, every reference has some lifetime
-associated with it, but the compiler lets you elide them in common cases.
+associated with it, but the compiler lets you elide (i.e. omit, see
+["Lifetime Elision"][lifetime-elision] below) them in common cases.
 Before we get to that, though, let’s break the explicit example down:
 
+[lifetime-elision]: #user-content-lifetime-elision
+
 ```rust,ignore
 fn bar<'a>(...)
 ```