error[E0369]: binary operation `+` cannot be applied to type `&str` --> $DIR/issue-47377.rs:4:12 | LL | let _a = b + ", World!"; | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `+` can't be used to concatenate two `&str` strings help: `to_owned()` can be used to create an owned `String` from a string reference. String concatenation appends the string on the right to the string on the left and may require reallocation. This requires ownership of the string on the left | LL | let _a = b.to_owned() + ", World!"; | ^^^^^^^^^^^^ error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0369`.