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@@ -2504,6 +2504,22 @@ needed because it could also, for example, specify an implementation
 of `seq<int>`—the `of` clause *refers* to a type, rather than defining
 one.
 
+Note that functions do not explicitly have the type parameters that 
+are provided by the iface. It will cause a compile-time error if you
+include them in the iface or impl.
+
+## Use of the type `self` in interfaces
+
+Interfaces may use `self` as a type where the implementation uses its
+own type. This defines an interface for testing equality of a type with
+itself:
+
+~~~~
+iface eq {
+  fn equals(other: self) -> bool;
+}
+~~~~
+
 ## Casting to an interface type
 
 The above allows us to define functions that polymorphically act on