diff --git a/mw.js b/mw.js
index fad932c15c0a078fcaf8ad450085d81e63b81ffc..e9421feea234ec3e9378d7e35e2dc705a81f722c 100644
--- a/mw.js
+++ b/mw.js
@@ -268,12 +268,10 @@ function handleEvent(event) {
 					mw.print(newTimestamp + msg.from_name + ": " + "-(" + msg.excluded_name + ") " + msg.text);
 					break;
 				case "says":
-					// handle pm's/dm's
-					mw.print(newTimestamp + msg.from_name + " " + colourWord("says","W-") +": " + msg.text);
-					break;
+				case "asks":
 				case "whispers":
 					// handle pm's/dm's
-					mw.print(newTimestamp + msg.from_name + " " + colourWord("whispers","W-") +": " + msg.text);
+					mw.print(newTimestamp + msg.from_name + " " + colourWord(msg.type,"W-") +": " + msg.text);
 					break;
 				case "gag":
 					// handle gsgs
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ function handleEvent(event) {
 				default:
 					// leave the message alone if we don't
 					// have rules for it
-					mw.print(newTimestamp + "ERORR Unknown msg type: " + msg.type + ' ' + msg.from_name + ': ' + msg.text);
+					mw.print(newTimestamp + "ERROR Unknown msg type: " + msg.type + ' ' + msg.from_name + ': ' + msg.text);
 					break;
 			}