diff --git a/cogs/events.py b/cogs/events.py
index 72c43aa..0061af6 100644
--- a/cogs/events.py
+++ b/cogs/events.py
@@ -197,21 +197,19 @@ class Events(commands.Cog):
             elif "boris" in words and (file := assets / "boris.jpg").exists():
                 await message.reply(file=discord.File(file), delete_after=60)
             elif "twitter" in words or "vxtwitter" in words:
-                new_words = []
-                for word in words:
-                    if word.lower() == "twitter":
-                        new_words.append("~~%s~~ **X**" % word)
-                    else:
-                        new_words.append(word)
-                new_content = " ".join(new_words)
+                new_content = re.sub(
+                    r"(^|\W+)twitter",
+                    lambda m: f'~~{m.group()}~~ \U0001D54F',
+                    message.content,
+                    flags=re.IGNORECASE
+                )
                 if len(new_content) > 2000:
-                    new_words = []
-                    for word in words:
-                        if word.lower() == "twitter":
-                            new_words.append("**X**")
-                        else:
-                            new_words.append(word)
-                    new_content = " ".join(new_words)
+                    new_content = re.sub(
+                        r"(^|\W+)twitter",
+                        '\U0001D54F',
+                        message.content,
+                        flags=re.IGNORECASE
+                    )
                 new_content = new_content.replace("vxtwitter", "fixupx")
                 await message.reply(new_content, delete_after=300)