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@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ There are three sets of people with extra permissions:
   They also have direct commit access, but all changes should via bors queue.
   It's ok to self-approve if you think you know what you are doing!
   bors should automatically sync the permissions.
-  Feel free to assign any PR to a reviewer with the relevant expertise to bring the work to their attention.
+  Feel free to request a review or assign any PR to a reviewer with the relevant expertise to bring the work to their attention.
   Don't feel pressured to review assigned PRs though.
   If you don't feel like reviewing for whatever reason, someone else will pick the review up!
 * [**triage**](https://github.com/orgs/rust-analyzer/teams/triage) team in the organization.