diff --git a/brest/shops/buildshop b/brest/shops/buildshop
index 8967a038e..83a5633a8 100644
--- a/brest/shops/buildshop
+++ b/brest/shops/buildshop
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ For the talking and listening books, you also need to connect them with a markin
 For the listening books, the message must be in this format:
 @match blah
 Click.
-Which will make it activate upon the somebody within two squares saying "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
+Which will make it activate when somebody within two squares says "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
 endmsg
 x 4
 y 20
diff --git a/navar_city/misc/buildshop b/navar_city/misc/buildshop
index b7a911ac2..fc4f4a5c5 100644
--- a/navar_city/misc/buildshop
+++ b/navar_city/misc/buildshop
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ For the listening books, the message must be in this format:
 @match blah
 Click.
 
-Which will make it activate upon the somebody within two squares saying "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
+Which will make it activate when somebody within two squares says "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
 endmsg
 x 9
 y 8
diff --git a/pup_land/lone_town/shops/buildshop b/pup_land/lone_town/shops/buildshop
index 4c6e674f0..849783948 100644
--- a/pup_land/lone_town/shops/buildshop
+++ b/pup_land/lone_town/shops/buildshop
@@ -3397,7 +3397,7 @@ For the talking and listening books, you also need to connect them with a markin
 For the listening books, the message must be in this format:
 @match blah
 Click.
-Which will make it activate upon the somebody within two squares saying "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
+Which will make it activate when somebody within two squares says "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
 endmsg
 x 21
 y 18
diff --git a/scorn/shops/buildshop b/scorn/shops/buildshop
index fc4363b6b..5349bb134 100644
--- a/scorn/shops/buildshop
+++ b/scorn/shops/buildshop
@@ -2329,7 +2329,7 @@ For the listening books, the message must be in this format:
 @match blah
 Click.
 
-Which will make it activate upon the somebody within two squares saying "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
+Which will make it activate when somebody within two squares says "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
 endmsg
 x 13
 y 13
diff --git a/wolfsburg/shops/buildshop b/wolfsburg/shops/buildshop
index 1cd7caba7..12ad86cc9 100644
--- a/wolfsburg/shops/buildshop
+++ b/wolfsburg/shops/buildshop
@@ -3486,7 +3486,7 @@ For the talking and listening books, you also need to connect them with a markin
 For the listening books, the message must be in this format:
 @match blah
 Click.
-Which will make it activate upon the somebody within two squares saying "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation.
+Which will make it activate when somebody within two squares says "blah", and will additionally say "Click." upon activation
 endmsg
 x 16
 y 37