I never realized that a guard can be used as an extension of a pattern. Is this recommended coding? elem n xs asks whether n is an element of xs

elem :: (Eq a) => a -> [a] -> Bool

elem _ [] 		       = False


elem n (x:_) | n == x = True
elem n (_:xs)            = elem n xs

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