[GHC] #14581: coerce String type in annotations with OverloadedStrings enabled

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#14581: coerce String type in annotations with OverloadedStrings enabled
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        Reporter:  mgmeier           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  low               |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by mgmeier):

 Addendum: or is the general idea of annotations that you should be ably to
 annotate some definition with *any* Haskell value? In this case, the
 behavior would make sense and my request wouldn't, so you can close it :)

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