diff --git a/modules/wordbyword/index.js b/modules/wordbyword/index.js
index 46a2ebe..1d24b02 100644
--- a/modules/wordbyword/index.js
+++ b/modules/wordbyword/index.js
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ module.exports = function (bot, api) {
                 }
             } else {
                 let lastUser = await api.db.get('select value from BotState where key="last_wbw"');
-                console.log(lastUser.value, message.author.id);
                 if (message.author.id == lastUser.value) {
                     return api.respond(message, printf(api.strings.WBW_LAST_USER))
                 } else {
                     bot.currentWBW += args[1] + ' ';
-                    api.respond(message, printf(api.strings.WBW_NEW_WORD, bot.currentWBW))
+                    api.respond(message, printf(api.strings.WBW_NEW_WORD))
+                    api.speak(bot.currentWBW)
                     await api.db.run('update BotState set value=? where key="last_wbw"', message.author.id);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/strings/en.json b/strings/en.json
index 2e66d54..a7e0db2 100644
--- a/strings/en.json
+++ b/strings/en.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	"CURRENT_STORY": "Here's the current story: %s",
 	"NO_STORY": "No story in progress at the moment.",
 	"WBW_LAST_USER": "You were the last user to add a word to the story. Wait for someone else to add another one.",
-	"WBW_NEW_WORD": "Added to story. It now reads: %s",
+	"WBW_NEW_WORD": "Added to story. It now reads:",
 	"WBW_RESET": "The story has been reset.",
 	"WBW_INVALID_ID": "No story with that ID."
 }
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