The OOPS command doesn't necessarily change the faulty word.
In the examples below, 'ZZZ' should be corrected to 'RUBY'.
This happens in the first example, but not the second. None submitted.
About Patches
Issue L61128 [previous patch]
OOPS sometimes changes wrong word
Submitted by: Mark Tilford
Appeared in: Library 6/11 or before
Fixed in: -
Problem
You can see a pearl ring and a ruby ring here.
>TRACE 2
[Parser tracing set to level 2.]
>EXAMINE ZZZ RING
[ "examine" examine / "zzz" ? / "ring" ring ]
[Parsing for the verb 'examine' (1 lines)]
[line 0 * noun -> Examine]
[line 0 token 1 word 2 : noun]
You can't see any such thing.
>OOPS RUBY
[ "examine" examine / "ruby" ruby / "ring" ring ]
[Parsing for the verb 'examine' (1 lines)]
[line 0 * noun -> Examine]
[line 0 token 1 word 2 : noun]
[line 0 token 2 word 4 : END]
[Line successfully parsed]
You see nothing special about the ruby ring.
>EXAMINE RING ZZZ
[ "examine" examine / "ring" ring / "zzz" ? ]
[Parsing for the verb 'examine' (1 lines)]
[line 0 * noun -> Examine]
[line 0 token 1 word 2 : noun]
You can't see any such thing.
>OOPS RUBY
[ "examine" examine / "ruby" ruby / "zzz" ? ]
[Parsing for the verb 'examine' (1 lines)]
[line 0 * noun -> Examine]
[line 0 token 1 word 2 : noun]
[line 0 token 2 word 3 : END]
I only understood you as far as wanting to examine the ruby ring.
>
Solution
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