diff --git a/modules/spelling.js b/modules/spelling.js
index 2e98a02..b8b2a3a 100644
--- a/modules/spelling.js
+++ b/modules/spelling.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ var spelling = function(dbot) {
     
     return {
         'listener': function(data, params) {
-            var q = data.message.valMatch(/^\([\d\w\s]*: )?*\*?([\d\w\s]*)$/, 2);
-            var otherQ = data.message.valMatch(/^ \*\*?([\d\w\s]*)$/, 3);
+            var q = data.message.valMatch(/^\?*\*?([\d\w\s]*)$/, 2);
+            var otherQ = data.message.valMatch(/^([\d\w\s]*:) \*\*?([\d\w\s]*)$/, 3);
             if(q) {
                 var correction = q[1];
                 var candidates = last[data.channel][data.user].split(' ');