diff --git a/src/client/interaction.ts b/src/client/interaction.ts
index 4741c2648..c53352e93 100644
--- a/src/client/interaction.ts
+++ b/src/client/interaction.ts
@@ -16,23 +16,23 @@ export type PermissionType = "manager" | "dev" | "moderator" | "council";
 declare module "discord.js" {
 	interface ChatInputCommandInteraction {
 		client: ExtendedClient; // so you don't have to cast it every time
-		strings(): AllStrings;
+		strings(forceEnglish?: boolean): AllStrings;
 		hasPermission(type: PermissionType): boolean;
 	}
 
 	interface ButtonInteraction {
 		client: ExtendedClient;
-		strings(): AllStrings;
+		strings(forceEnglish?: boolean): AllStrings;
 	}
 
 	interface StringSelectMenuInteraction {
 		client: ExtendedClient;
-		strings(): AllStrings;
+		strings(forceEnglish?: boolean): AllStrings;
 	}
 
 	interface ModalSubmitInteraction {
 		client: ExtendedClient;
-		strings(): AllStrings;
+		strings(forceEnglish?: boolean): AllStrings;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/message.ts b/src/client/message.ts
index ff9bcd493..8a8a68de2 100644
--- a/src/client/message.ts
+++ b/src/client/message.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ declare module "discord.js" {
 		client: ExtendedClient; // so you don't have to cast it every time
 		/** @param hasAuthorID whether to search for an author id in the footer or the interaction owner */
 		deleteButton(hasAuthorID?: boolean): Promise<Message>;
-		strings(): AllStrings;
+		strings(forceEnglish?: boolean): AllStrings;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/images/palette.ts b/src/helpers/images/palette.ts
index d2043b377..e29a500c2 100644
--- a/src/helpers/images/palette.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/images/palette.ts
@@ -206,9 +206,10 @@ export async function paletteTooBig(
 		| StringSelectMenuInteraction
 		| Message,
 ) {
+	// force english if it's a message
 	return warnUser(
 		interaction,
-		interaction.strings().command.images.too_big.replace("%ACTION%", "take the palette of"),
-		interaction.strings().command.images.max_size,
+		interaction.strings(interaction instanceof Message).command.images.too_big.replace("%ACTION%", "take the palette of"),
+		interaction.strings(interaction instanceof Message).command.images.max_size,
 	);
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/images/tile.ts b/src/helpers/images/tile.ts
index 8057eae28..9936e1350 100644
--- a/src/helpers/images/tile.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/images/tile.ts
@@ -156,9 +156,10 @@ export async function tileTooBig(
 		| StringSelectMenuInteraction
 		| Message,
 ) {
+	// force english if it's a message
 	return warnUser(
 		interaction,
-		interaction.strings().command.images.too_big.replace("%ACTION%", "be tiled"),
-		interaction.strings().command.images.max_size,
+		interaction.strings(interaction instanceof Message).command.images.too_big.replace("%ACTION%", "be tiled"),
+		interaction.strings(interaction instanceof Message).command.images.max_size,
 	);
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/strings.ts b/src/helpers/strings.ts
index 003a048c8..2376e1ed0 100644
--- a/src/helpers/strings.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/strings.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export type AllStrings = typeof baseTranslations;
  * @author Evorp
  * @returns string output in correct language
  */
-export function strings(): AllStrings {
+export function strings(forceEnglish = false): AllStrings {
 	const countryCode = this.locale;
 	let lang: AllStrings;
 	// load all english strings into one lang object
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function strings(): AllStrings {
 			...require(`@/lang/en-US/${json}.json`), // fallback
 		};
 
-	if (countryCode == "en-GB" || countryCode == "en-US") return lang;
+	if (countryCode == "en-GB" || countryCode == "en-US" || forceEnglish) return lang;
 
 	// because the fallback is already IN ENGLISH
 	for (const json of JSONFiles)