diff --git a/PBot/Interpreter.pm b/PBot/Interpreter.pm
index 40afe2c2..705bcf8d 100644
--- a/PBot/Interpreter.pm
+++ b/PBot/Interpreter.pm
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ sub interpret {
   }
 
   my $cmdlist = $self->make_args($stuff->{command});
-  if ($self->arglist_size($cmdlist) >= 4 and lc $cmdlist->[0] eq 'tell' and lc $cmdlist->[2] eq 'about') {
+  if ($self->arglist_size($cmdlist) >= 4 and lc $cmdlist->[0] eq 'tell' and (lc $cmdlist->[2] eq 'about' or lc $cmdlist->[2] eq 'the')) {
     # tell nick about cmd [args]
     $stuff->{nickoverride} = $cmdlist->[1];
     ($keyword, $arguments) = $self->split_args($cmdlist, 2, 3);
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ sub interpret {
 
   $stuff->{nickoverride} = $stuff->{nick} if defined $stuff->{nickoverride} and lc $stuff->{nickoverride} eq 'me';
 
-  if ($keyword !~ /^(?:factrem|forget|set|factdel|factadd|add|factfind|find|factshow|show|forget|factdel|factset|factchange|change|msg|tell|cc|eval|u|udict|ud|actiontrigger|urban|perl|ban|mute|spinach|choose|c|lie|l|adminadd|unmute|unban)$/i) {
+  if ($keyword !~ /^(?:factrem|forget|set|factdel|factadd|add|factfind|find|factshow|show|forget|factdel|factset|factchange|change|msg|cc|eval|u|udict|ud|actiontrigger|urban|perl|ban|mute|spinach|choose|c|lie|l|adminadd|unmute|unban)$/i) {
     $keyword =~ s/(\w+)([?!.]+)$/$1/;
     $arguments =~ s/(?<![\w\/\-\\])i am\b/$stuff->{nick} is/gi if defined $arguments && $stuff->{interpret_depth} <= 2;
     $arguments =~ s/(?<![\w\/\-\\])me\b/$stuff->{nick}/gi if defined $arguments && $stuff->{interpret_depth} <= 2;