diff --git a/doc/tutorial/args.md b/doc/tutorial/args.md
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--- a/doc/tutorial/args.md
+++ b/doc/tutorial/args.md
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ Another style is by-move, which will cause the argument to become
 de-initialized on the caller side, and give ownership of it to the
 called function. This is written `-`.
 
+Sometimes you need to pass a structural type by value, such as when
+interfacing with external native functions. This is written `++`.
+
 Finally, the default passing styles (by-value for non-structural
 types, by-reference for structural ones) are written `+` for by-value
 and `&&` for by(-immutable)-reference. It is sometimes necessary to