dotnet / dotnet/msbuild

Error message when defining a property with no value on the command line is confusing

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For example:

```
o:\msbuild>msbuild /p:blah build.proj /nologo
MSBUILD : error MSB1006: Property is not valid.
Switch: blah
```

What does `Switch:` mean? It would be more accurate to say something like "No value was given for property 'blah' defined on the command line."

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