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Clean up E0637 explanation #72880

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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion src/librustc_error_codes/error_codes/E0637.md
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An underscore `_` character has been used as the identifier for a lifetime.

Erroneous example:
Erroneous code example:

```compile_fail,E0106,E0637
fn longest<'_>(str1: &'_ str, str2: &'_ str) -> &'_ str {
//^^ `'_` is a reserved lifetime name
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}
}
```

`'_`, cannot be used as a lifetime identifier because it is a reserved for the
anonymous lifetime. To fix this, use a lowercase letter such as 'a, or a series
of lowercase letters such as `'foo`. For more information, see [the
book][bk-no]. For more information on using the anonymous lifetime in rust
nightly, see [the nightly book][bk-al].

Corrected example:

```
fn longest<'a>(str1: &'a str, str2: &'a str) -> &'a str {
if str1.len() > str2.len() {
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