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[over.over] p2 function type vs. pointer to function type

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[over.over] p2

Otherwise, a non-template function with type F is selected for the function type FT of the target type if F (after possibly applying the function pointer conversion ([conv.fctptr])) is identical to FT.

a non-template function with type F implies F is a function type, the function type FT means FT is a function type.

So, consider this phrasing

if F (after possibly applying the function pointer conversion ([conv.fctptr])) is identical to FT.

Why the function pointer conversion needs here? Maybe the intent here is:

If pointer to F is identical to pointer to FT(after possibly applying the function pointer conversion ([conv.fctptr])).

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Start at [over.over] p2 and cross-reference the cited [conv.fctptr] rule. Determine whether the existing wording applies the conversion to a function type or to pointers to function types; the work is complete when the intended comparison and wording are unambiguous in the draft.

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