diff --git a/botcmd.py b/botcmd.py
index 8cdda8a..041c02d 100644
--- a/botcmd.py
+++ b/botcmd.py
@@ -118,6 +118,62 @@ def send_event(event):
 
 	game_channel.send(event)
 
+def usage(command):
+	if type(command) == str:
+		command = [command]
+
+	if len(command) > 0:
+		if command[0][0] == '!':
+			command[0] = command[0][1:]
+
+	if len(command) == 0:
+		return '!status !start !ready !unready !kill !join !leave !players !kick !deck !limit !card !cards !origins !redeal !help'
+
+	elif len(command) == 1:
+		if command[0] in ('status', 'ready', 'unready', 'kill', 'join', 'leave', 'players', 'cards', 'origins', 'redeal'):
+			return 'Usage: !%s' % (command[0])
+		elif command[0] == 'start':
+			return 'Usage: !start [<preset>]'
+		elif command[0] == 'join':
+			return 'Usage: !join [<message>]'
+		elif command[0] == 'kick':
+			return 'Usage: !kick <nick>'
+		elif command[0] == 'card':
+			return 'Usage: [!card] <number> ...'
+		elif command[0] == 'deck':
+			return 'Subcommands: !deck add | remove | list'
+		elif command[0] == 'bot':
+			return 'Subcommands: !bot add | remove'
+		elif command[0] == 'limit':
+			return 'Usage: !limit [<number> [<type>]]'
+		elif command[0] == 'help':
+			return 'Usage: !help [command [subcommmand]]'
+		else:
+			return 'No such command !%s' % (command[0])
+
+	elif len(command) == 2:
+		if command[0] == 'deck':
+			if command[1] == 'add':
+				return 'Usage: !deck add <code> | random'
+			elif command[1] == 'remove':
+				return 'Usage: !deck remove <code>'
+			elif command[1] == 'list':
+				return 'Usage: !deck list'
+			else:
+				return 'No such subcommand !%s %s' % (command[0], command[1])
+		elif command[0] == 'bot':
+			if command[1] == 'add':
+				return 'Usage: !bot add <type> [<name>]'
+			elif command[1] == 'remove':
+				return 'Usage: !bot remove <name>'
+			else:
+				return 'No such subcommand !%s %s' % (command[0], command[1])
+		else:
+			return 'No such subcommand !%s %s' % (command[0], command[1])
+
+	else:
+		return 'Uh, how did we get %i args?' % len(command)
+
 def parse_command(message, nick, irc):
 	def send(m):
 		global irc_chan
@@ -129,15 +185,7 @@ def parse_command(message, nick, irc):
 			num = [num]
 
 		if len(message) - index not in num:
-			command = ' '.join(message[:index])
-
-			if len(num) == 1:
-				if num[0] == 1:
-					send('%s needs 1 argument' % command)
-				else:
-					send('%s needs %i arguments' % (command, num[0]))
-			else:
-				send('%s needs either %s arguments' % (command, ' or '.join(num)))
+			send(usage(message[:index]))
 			return None
 
 		return message[index:]
@@ -194,7 +242,7 @@ def parse_command(message, nick, irc):
 
 	elif c == '!deck':
 		if len(message) < 2:
-			send('Subcommands: !deck add | remove | list')
+			send(usage('!deck'))
 			return
 
 		subc = message[1]
@@ -218,11 +266,11 @@ def parse_command(message, nick, irc):
 				send_event((events.deck_list,))
 
 		else:
-			send('Subcommands: !deck add | remove | list')
+			send(usage('!deck'))
 
 	elif c == '!bot':
 		if len(message) < 2:
-			send('Subcommands: !bot add | remove')
+			send(usage('!bot'))
 			return
 
 		subc = message[1]
@@ -246,7 +294,7 @@ def parse_command(message, nick, irc):
 				send_event((events.bot_remove, name))
 
 		else:
-			send('Subcommands: !bot add | remove')
+			send(usage('!bot'))
 
 	elif c == '!limit':
 		arg = args([0, 1, 2])
@@ -258,7 +306,7 @@ def parse_command(message, nick, irc):
 		else:
 			num = arg[0]
 			if not num.isdecimal():
-				send('Usage: !limit [<number> [<type>]]')
+				send(usage('!limit'))
 				return
 			num = int(num)
 
@@ -282,7 +330,7 @@ def parse_command(message, nick, irc):
 			arg = message
 
 		if not all(i.isdecimal() for i in arg):
-			send('Usage: [!card] <number> ...')
+			send(usage('!card'))
 			return
 
 		choices = [int(i) for i in arg]
@@ -303,54 +351,7 @@ def parse_command(message, nick, irc):
 	elif c == '!help':
 		arg = args([0, 1, 2])
 		if arg is not None:
-			if len(arg) > 0:
-				if arg[0][0] == '!':
-					arg[0] = arg[0][1:]
-
-			if len(arg) == 0:
-				send('!status !start !ready !unready !kill !join !leave !players !kick !deck !limit !card !cards !origins !redeal')
-
-			elif len(arg) == 1:
-				if arg[0] in ('status', 'ready', 'unready', 'kill', 'join', 'leave', 'players', 'cards', 'origins', 'redeal'):
-					send('Usage: !%s' % (arg[0]))
-				elif arg[0] == 'start':
-					send('Usage: !start [<preset>]')
-				elif arg[0] == 'join':
-					send('Usage: !join [<message>]')
-				elif arg[0] == 'kick':
-					send('Usage: !kick <nick>')
-				elif arg[0] == 'card':
-					send('Usage: [!card] <number> ...')
-				elif arg[0] == 'deck':
-					send('Subcommands: !deck add | remove | list')
-				elif arg[0] == 'bot':
-					send('Subcommands: !bot add | remove')
-				elif arg[0] == 'limit':
-					send('Usage: !limit [<number> [<type>]]')
-				else:
-					send('No such command !%s' % (arg[0]))
-			elif len(arg) == 2:
-				if arg[0] == 'deck':
-					if arg[1] == 'add':
-						send('Usage: !deck add <code> | random')
-					elif arg[1] == 'remove':
-						send('Usage: !deck remove <code>')
-					elif arg[1] == 'list':
-						send('Usage: !deck list')
-					else:
-						send('No such subcommand !%s %s' % (arg[0], arg[1]))
-				elif arg[0] == 'bot':
-					if arg[1] == 'add':
-						send('Usage: !bot add <type> [<name>]')
-					elif arg[1] == 'remove':
-						send('Usage: !bot remove <name>')
-					else:
-						send('No such subcommand !%s %s' % (arg[0], arg[1]))
-				else:
-					send('No such subcommand !%s %s' % (arg[0], arg[1]))
-
-			else:
-				send('Uh, how did we get %i args?' % len(arg))
+			send(usage(arg))
 
 # initialize(*, config)
 # Called to initialize the IRC bot