diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index adcedd0e9abf..e92336662a2e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 		var/obj/item/thrown_item = thrown_thing
 		if(thrown_item.throw_verb)
 			verb_text = thrown_item.throw_verb
-	visible_message(span_danger("[src] [plural_s(verb_text)] [thrown_thing][power_throw ? " really hard!" : "."]"), \
+	visible_message(span_danger("[src] [verb_text][plural_s(verb_text)] [thrown_thing][power_throw ? " really hard!" : "."]"), \
 					span_danger("You [verb_text] [thrown_thing][power_throw ? " really hard!" : "."]"))
 	log_message("has thrown [thrown_thing] [power_throw > 0 ? "really hard" : ""]", LOG_ATTACK)
 	var/extra_throw_range = HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_THROWINGARM) ? 2 : 0