diff --git a/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm b/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
index 2602131b4ad..81c7a7b7357 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/language/language.dm
@@ -101,22 +101,24 @@
 	log_say("[key_name(speaker)] : ([name]) [message]")
 
 	if(!speaker_mask) speaker_mask = speaker.name
-	for(var/mob/player in player_list)
-		player.hear_broadcast(src, speaker, speaker_mask, format_message(message, get_spoken_verb(message)))
+	format_message(message, get_spoken_verb(message))
 
-/mob/proc/hear_broadcast(var/datum/language/language, var/speaker, var/message)
+	for(var/mob/player in player_list)
+		player.hear_broadcast(src, speaker, speaker_mask, message)
+
+/mob/proc/hear_broadcast(var/datum/language/language, var/mob/speaker, var/speaker_name, var/message)
 	if((language in languages) && language.check_special_condition(src))
-		var/msg = "<i><span class='game say'>[language.name], <span class='name'>[speaker]</span> [message]</span></i>"
+		var/msg = "<i><span class='game say'>[language.name], <span class='name'>[speaker_name]</span>, \"[message]\"</span></i>"
 		src << msg
 
-/mob/new_player/hear_broadcast()
+/mob/new_player/hear_broadcast(var/datum/language/language, var/mob/speaker, var/speaker_name, var/message)
 	return
 
 /mob/dead/observer/hear_broadcast(var/datum/language/language, var/mob/speaker, var/speaker_name, var/message)
 	if(speaker.name == speaker_name || antagHUD)
-		src << "<i><span class='game say'>[language.name], <span class='name'>[speaker_name]</span> ([ghost_follow_link(speaker, src)]) [message]</span></i>"
+		src << "<i><span class='game say'>[language.name], <span class='name'>[speaker_name]</span> ([ghost_follow_link(speaker, src)]), \"[message]\"</span></i>"
 	else
-		src << "<i><span class='game say'>[language.name], <span class='name'>[speaker_name]</span> [message]</span></i>"
+		src << "<i><span class='game say'>[language.name], <span class='name'>[speaker_name]</span>, \"[message]\"</span></i>"
 
 /datum/language/proc/check_special_condition(var/mob/other)
 	return 1