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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions docs/csharp/language-reference/keywords/interpolated-strings.md
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Expand Up @@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ Used to construct strings. An interpolated string looks like a template string
The arguments of an interpolated string are easier to understand than a [composite format string](../../../standard/base-types/composite-formatting.md#composite-format-string). For example, the interpolated string

```csharp
Console.WriteLine($"Name = {name}, hours = {date:hh}");
Console.WriteLine($"Name = {name}, hours = {hours}:hh");
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This change introduced a coding error:

{hours}:hh

should be:

{hours:hh}

Otherwise, the variable won't be formatted correclty.

```
contains two interpolated expressions, '{name}' and '{date:hh}'. The equivalent composite format string is:
contains two interpolated expressions, '{name}' and '{hour:hh}'. The equivalent composite format string is:

```csharp
Console.WriteLine("Name = {0}, hours = {1:hh}", name, date);
Console.WriteLine("Name = {0}, hours = {1}:hh", name, hours);
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Same comment as above. This should be:

{1:hh}

```

The structure of an interpolated string is:
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