diff --git a/spec/function.dd b/spec/function.dd
index 7a8f8028b7..dabd49e637 100644
--- a/spec/function.dd
+++ b/spec/function.dd
@@ -1909,21 +1909,16 @@ $(H3 $(LNAME2 ref-return-scope-parameters, Ref Return Scope Parameters))
 
         $(TABLE2 Combinations of `ref` $(COMMA) `return` and `scope`,
         $(THEAD Order, Interpretation)
-        $(TROW `ref`,              $(REFP))
-        $(TROW `return`,           `return`)
-        $(TROW `scope`,            $(SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `return ref`,       $(RETURN_REF))
-        $(TROW `ref return`,       $(RETURN_REF))
-        $(TROW `return scope`,     $(RETURN_SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `scope return`,     $(RETURN_SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `ref scope`,        $(REFP) and $(SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `scope ref`,        $(REFP) and $(SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `ref return scope`, $(REFP) and $(RETURN_SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `return scope ref`, $(REFP) and $(RETURN_SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `ref scope return`, $(RETURN_REF) and $(SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `return ref scope`, $(RETURN_REF) and $(SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `scope return ref`, $(RETURN_REF) and $(SCOPE))
-        $(TROW `scope ref return`, $(RETURN_REF) and $(SCOPE))
+        $(TROW `ref`,                                               $(REFP))
+        $(TROW `return`,                                            $(RETURN_SCOPE))
+        $(TROW `scope`,                                             $(SCOPE))
+        $(TROW `return ref` and `ref return`,                       $(RETURN_REF))
+        $(TROW `return scope` and `scope return`,                   $(RETURN_SCOPE))
+        $(TROW `ref scope` and `scope ref`,                         $(REFP) and $(SCOPE))
+        $(TROW `ref return scope` and `return scope ref`,           $(REFP) and $(RETURN_SCOPE))
+        $(TROW `ref scope return`$(COMMA) `return ref scope`$(COMMA)
+               `scope return ref`$(COMMA) and `scope ref return`,   $(RETURN_REF) and $(SCOPE))
+
         )
 
         $(BEST_PRACTICE do not use `ref return` and `scope return`.)