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diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md b/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md index ed6a8cfefa7..50297b266d9 100644 --- a/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md +++ b/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md @@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ We can’t modify `v` because it’s borrowed by the loop. ### use after free -References must live as long as the resource they refer to. Rust will check the -scopes of your references to ensure that this is true. +References must not live longer than the resource they refer to. Rust will +check the scopes of your references to ensure that this is true. If Rust didn’t check this property, we could accidentally use a reference which was invalid. For example: |