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Clarified about copying an immutable dictionary
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Update ImmutableDictionary`2.xml
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## Remarks
When you manipulate an immutable dictionary a copy of the original dictionary is made, manipulations applied and a new immutable dictionary is returned.
When you manipulate an immutable dictionary, a new one is returned with the appropriate changes, while the old one is not altered.
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Alternatively, "a new instance"? Or even "a new instance if necessary"?

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Alternatively: using the old wording but with "minimal copy" instead of "copy". Or "minimal (optimized) copy"

## Examples
This example shows how to create an immutable dictionary and get values from it:
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