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 ## Comments
 
 Comments in Rust code follow the general C++ style of line (`//`) and
-block-comment (`/* ... */`) forms. Nested block comments are supported.
+block (`/* ... */`) comment forms. Nested block comments are supported.
 
 Line comments beginning with exactly _three_ slashes (`///`), and block
 comments beginning with exactly one repeated asterisk in the block-open