diff --git a/code/common/vr_match.pl b/code/common/vr_match.pl
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+sub phrase_match1 {
+    my ($phrase) = @_;
+    my (%list1);
+    my $d_min1 = 999;
+    my $set1 = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';
+    my @phrases = &Voice_Cmd::voice_items('mh', 'no_category');
+    for my $phrase2 (sort @phrases) {
+       my $d = pdistance($phrase, $phrase2, $set1, \&distance, {-cost => [0.5,0,4], -mode => 'set'});
+#       my $brianlendist = abs(length($phrase)-length($phrase2));
+#       $d = $brianlendist + $d;
+#       print_log "---------------- $phrase --- $phrase2 --- $d";
+       push @{$list1{$d}}, $phrase2 if $d <= $d_min1;
+       $d_min1 = $d if $d < $d_min1;
+    }
+    return ${$list1{$d_min1}}[0];
+}
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diff --git a/web/bin/runit.pl b/web/bin/runit.pl
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+++ b/web/bin/runit.pl
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+return &runit(@ARGV);
+sub runit {
+    my ($cmd) = "@_";
+    #print_log "-------------------- Original Command: $cmd";
+    $cmd =~ s/_/ /g;
+    #print_log "-------------------- Manipulated Command: $cmd";
+                               # Look for exact command matches
+    if (&process_external_command($cmd, 1, 'android', 'speak')) {
+       print_log "-------------------- Exact Command Match $cmd";
+       return &html_page('', 'done');
+    }
+
+    # added by Brian: STRIP out articles and then check for exact command match
+    $cmd =~ s/the //g;
+    $cmd =~ s/to //g;
+    $cmd =~ s/turn //g;
+
+    $cmd =~ s/an //g;
+    $cmd =~ s/make //g;
+    $cmd =~ s/switch //g;
+
+    if (&process_external_command($cmd, 1, 'android', 'speak')) {
+       print_log "-------------------- Exact Command Match removing articles $cmd";
+       return &html_page('', 'done');
+    }
+
+                               # Look for nearest fuzzy match
+    my $cmd1 = &phrase_match1($cmd);
+    print_log "-------------------- Fuzzy Command Match $cmd1";
+    &process_external_command($cmd1, 1, 'android', 'speak');
+    return &html_page('', 'done');
+
+#                               # Added by Brian: Give up
+#    print_log "-------------------- No command found $cmd";
+#    play('file' => 'c:\mh\sounds\log.wav');  
+#    return &html_page('', 'No command found');
+
+}
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