Odd TS highlight/hover when hovering a comment

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Description

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Research direction

Inspect the hover provider for comments in TypeScript language service, specifically to understand why hovering over 'similar' in a comment incorrectly highlights 'replace'.

Tech stack

typescriptjavascript

Domain

developer experience

Issue type

Bug

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

2

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-3 hours

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Active

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Clear

Prerequisites

GitTypeScriptVS Code

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

70