# Allow use of named-argument syntax for positional arguments?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-use-of-named-argument-syntax-for-positional-arguments/5287
**Category:** Internals & Design
**Tags:** proposal
**Created:** [August 8, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-use-of-named-argument-syntax-for-positional-arguments/5287 "2017-08-08T19:09:15Z")
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### Author: ![akdor1154](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/akdor1154/32/15975_2.png) [@akdor1154](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/akdor1154)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-use-of-named-argument-syntax-for-positional-arguments/5287/50 "2020-06-30T00:42:57Z")

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> [@aplavin](#):
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> Basically, this should work as just an extra check to confirm that argument names match?

Exactly right.

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