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Add hint for MethodError on transpose/adjoint

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#39,938 opened on Mar 6, 2021

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TODO: add a hint somewhere around here: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/blob/efa7e4e0fc0dfeafb5f536c5bca504f664a25dfa/base/errorshow.jl#L278-L293

to make it easier for users to discover problems like https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-transpose-an-array-of-any-i-have-a-12x500-array-any-2-i-want/56607?u=tim.holy

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Research direction
Examine the linked code block in errorshow.jl and the Discourse thread. Then implement a hint for MethodError on transpose/adjoint following the pattern used for other hints.
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julia
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