A few of us [over on the forum](https://users.rust-lang.org/t/string-type-coercion-in-rust/1439) have been tripped up by this distinction, which I don't think is mentioned. It's kind of logical if you read the "Deref coercions" page and squint a bit but I think it would be nice to explain it directly. Here's one way we could clarify it.