diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
index 02ad14339b2..1a70443e37f 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/broadcaster.dm
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ var/message_delay = 0 // To make sure restarting the recentmessages list is kept
 	virt.source = AM
 	virt.faketrack = data == 4 ? 1 : 0
 	virt.radio = radio
+	virt.verb_say = AM.verb_say
+	virt.verb_ask = AM.verb_ask
+	virt.verb_yell = AM.verb_yell
 
 	if(compression > 0)
 		message = Gibberish(message, compression + 40)
@@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ var/message_delay = 0 // To make sure restarting the recentmessages list is kept
 	if(length(receive))
 		// --- This following recording is intended for research and feedback in the use of department radio channels ---
 
-		var/blackbox_msg = "[AM] [AM.say_quote(message)]"
+		var/blackbox_msg = "[AM] [AM.say_quote(message, spans)]"
 		if(istype(blackbox))
 			switch(freq)
 				if(1459)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
index 599c5a20429..1fd2f349c89 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ var/global/list/obj/machinery/telecomms/telecomms_list = list()
 			"type" = signal.data["type"],
 			"server" = signal.data["server"],
 			"reject" = signal.data["reject"],
-			"level" = signal.data["level"]
+			"level" = signal.data["level"],
+			"spans" = signal.data["spans"]
 			)
 
 			// Keep the "original" signal constant
diff --git a/code/game/say.dm b/code/game/say.dm
index a4687d225ef..4f0f24139dd 100644
--- a/code/game/say.dm
+++ b/code/game/say.dm
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var/list/freqtospan = list(
 /atom/movable/proc/can_speak()
 	return 1
 
-/atom/movable/proc/send_speech(message, range = 7, obj/source = src, bubble_type, list/spans = list())
+/atom/movable/proc/send_speech(message, range = 7, obj/source = src, bubble_type, list/spans)
 	var/rendered = compose_message(src, languages, message, , spans)
 	for(var/atom/movable/AM in get_hearers_in_view(range, src))
 		AM.Hear(rendered, src, languages, message, , spans)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var/list/freqtospan = list(
 /atom/movable/proc/get_spans()
 	return list()
 
-/atom/movable/proc/compose_message(atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, radio_freq, list/spans = list())
+/atom/movable/proc/compose_message(atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, radio_freq, list/spans)
 	//This proc uses text() because it is faster than appending strings. Thanks BYOND.
 	//Basic span
 	var/spanpart1 = "<span class='[radio_freq ? get_radio_span(radio_freq) : "game say"]'>"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ var/list/freqtospan = list(
 
 	return "[verb_say], \"[input]\""
 
-/atom/movable/proc/lang_treat(atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, list/spans = list())
+/atom/movable/proc/lang_treat(atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, list/spans)
 	if(languages & message_langs)
 		var/atom/movable/AM = speaker.GetSource()
 		if(AM)
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ var/list/freqtospan = list(
 	else if(message_langs & HUMAN)
 		var/atom/movable/AM = speaker.GetSource()
 		if(AM)
-			return AM.say_quote(stars(raw_message, spans))
+			return AM.say_quote(stars(raw_message), spans)
 		else
-			return speaker.say_quote(stars(raw_message, spans))
+			return speaker.say_quote(stars(raw_message), spans)
 	else if(message_langs & MONKEY)
 		return "chimpers."
 	else if(message_langs & ALIEN)
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ var/list/freqtospan = list(
 		return returntext
 	return "[copytext("[freq]", 1, 4)].[copytext("[freq]", 4, 5)]"
 
-/proc/attach_spans(input, list/spans = list())
+/proc/attach_spans(input, list/spans)
 	return "[message_spans_start(spans)][input]</span>"
 
-/proc/message_spans_start(list/spans = list())
+/proc/message_spans_start(list/spans)
 	var/output = "<span class='"
 	for(var/S in spans)
 		output = "[output][S] "
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
index d79053852e0..ac45baaf338 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/say.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 				message = Gibberish(message, (emp_damage*6))//scrambles the message, gets worse when emp_damage is higher
 		..()
 
-/mob/living/carbon/brain/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans = list())
+/mob/living/carbon/brain/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans)
 	if(message_mode && istype(container, /obj/item/device/mmi/radio_enabled))
 		var/obj/item/device/mmi/radio_enabled/R = container
 		if(R.radio)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index 985090884b0..39603eaaeb9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	return message
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/get_spans()
-	return ..() + dna.mutations_get_spans()
+	return ..() | dna.mutations_get_spans()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/GetVoice()
 	if(istype(wear_mask, /obj/item/clothing/mask/gas/voice))
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		if(!istype(dongle)) return 0
 		if(dongle.translate_binary) return 1
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans = list())
+/mob/living/carbon/human/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans)
 	. = ..()
 	if(. != 0)
 		return .
@@ -104,33 +104,7 @@
 	if(name != GetVoice())
 		return " (as [get_id_name("Unknown")])"
 
-/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/forcesay(list/append) //this proc is at the bottom of the file because quote fuckery makes notepad++ cri
-	if(stat == CONSCIOUS)
-		if(client)
-			var/virgin = 1	//has the text been modified yet?
-			var/temp = winget(client, "input", "text")
-			if(findtextEx(temp, "Say \"", 1, 7) && length(temp) > 5)	//"case sensitive means
-
-				temp = replacetext(temp, ";", "")	//general radio
-
-				if(findtext(trim_left(temp), ":", 6, 7))	//dept radio
-					temp = copytext(trim_left(temp), 8)
-					virgin = 0
-
-				if(virgin)
-					temp = copytext(trim_left(temp), 6)	//normal speech
-					virgin = 0
-
-				while(findtext(trim_left(temp), ":", 1, 2))	//dept radio again (necessary)
-					temp = copytext(trim_left(temp), 3)
-
-				if(findtext(temp, "*", 1, 2))	//emotes
-					return
-
-				var/trimmed = trim_left(temp)
-				if(length(trimmed))
-					if(append)
-						temp += pick(append)
-
-					say(temp)
-				winset(client, "input", "text=[null]")
+/mob/living/carbon/human/proc/forcesay(list/append)
+	var/temp = winget(client, "input", "text")
+	say(temp)
+	winset(client, "input", "text=[null]")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
index be958eb27e7..c7a13f69e26 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
@@ -111,19 +111,19 @@ var/list/department_radio_keys = list(
 	if(pressure < ONE_ATMOSPHERE*0.4) //Thin air, let's italicise the message
 		spans |= SPAN_ITALICS
 
-	send_speech(message, message_range, src, bubble_type)
+	send_speech(message, message_range, src, bubble_type, spans)
 
 	log_say("[name]/[key] : [message]")
 	return 1
 
-/mob/living/Hear(message, atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, radio_freq, list/spans = list())
+/mob/living/Hear(message, atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, radio_freq, list/spans)
 	if(!client)
 		return
 	var/deaf_message
 	var/deaf_type
 	if(speaker != src)
 		if(!radio_freq) //These checks have to be seperate, else people talking on the radio will make "You can't hear yourself!" appear when hearing people over the radio while deaf.
-			deaf_message = "<span class='name'>[speaker]</span> talks but you cannot hear them."
+			deaf_message = "<span class='name'>[speaker]</span> [speaker.verb_say] something but you cannot hear them."
 			deaf_type = 1
 	else
 		deaf_message = "<span class='notice'>You can't hear yourself!</span>"
@@ -133,25 +133,19 @@ var/list/department_radio_keys = list(
 	show_message(message, 2, deaf_message, deaf_type)
 	return message
 
-/mob/living/send_speech(message, message_range = 7, obj/source = src, bubble_type, list/spans = list())
+/mob/living/send_speech(message, message_range = 7, obj/source = src, bubble_type, list/spans)
 	var/list/listening = get_hearers_in_view(message_range, source)
-	var/list/listening_dead = list()
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
 		if(M.stat == DEAD && M.client && ((M.client.prefs.chat_toggles & CHAT_GHOSTEARS) || (get_dist(M, src) <= 7)) && client) // client is so that ghosts don't have to listen to mice
-			listening_dead |= M
-
-	listening -= listening_dead //so ghosts dont hear stuff twice
+			listening |= M
 
 	var/rendered = compose_message(src, languages, message, , spans)
 	for(var/atom/movable/AM in listening)
 		AM.Hear(rendered, src, languages, message, , spans)
 
-	for(var/mob/M in listening_dead)
-		M.Hear(rendered, src, languages, message, , spans)
-
 	//speech bubble
 	var/list/speech_bubble_recipients = list()
-	for(var/mob/M in (listening + listening_dead))
+	for(var/mob/M in listening)
 		if(M.client)
 			speech_bubble_recipients.Add(M.client)
 	spawn(0)
@@ -239,7 +233,7 @@ var/list/department_radio_keys = list(
 
 	return message
 
-/mob/living/proc/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans = list())
+/mob/living/proc/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans)
 	switch(message_mode)
 		if(MODE_R_HAND)
 			if (r_hand)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/say.dm
index 2bfa48746f0..f448d22680b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/say.dm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/IsVocal()
 	return !config.silent_ai
 
-/mob/living/silicon/ai/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans = list())
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans)
 	if(!radio_enabled || aiRestorePowerRoutine || stat) //AI cannot speak if radio is disabled (via intellicard) or depowered.
 		src << "<span class='danger'>Your radio transmitter is offline!</span>"
 		return 0
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/software.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/software.dm
index 949e1df5b5b..770ccf53f79 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/software.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/software.dm
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 					<div id=\"rightmenu\">[right_part]</div>
 				</div>
 			</body>
-			</html>"}
+			</html>"} //"
 	usr << browse(dat, "window=pai;size=640x480;border=0;can_close=1;can_resize=1;can_minimize=1;titlebar=1")
 	onclose(usr, "pai")
 	temp = null
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 					add_med_hud()
 		if("translator")
 			if(href_list["toggle"])
-				languages = languages == ALL ? HUMAN & ROBOT : ALL
+				languages = (languages == ALL) ? (HUMAN & ROBOT) : ALL
 		if("doorjack")
 			if(href_list["jack"])
 				if(src.cable && src.cable.machine)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index 64224cdd61f..7fe05e7dce4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/lingcheck()
 	return 0 //Borged or AI'd lings can't speak on the ling channel.
 
-/mob/living/silicon/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans = list())
+/mob/living/silicon/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans)
 	. = ..()
 	if(. != 0)
 		return .
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
index 6f7a2649e78..5c3fc9142ef 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 		speech_buffer |= html_decode(raw_message)
 	..()
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans = list()) //literally copied from human/radio(), but there's no other way to do this. at least it's better than it used to be.
+/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/radio(message, message_mode, list/spans) //literally copied from human/radio(), but there's no other way to do this. at least it's better than it used to be.
 	. = ..()
 	if(. != 0)
 		return .