diff --git a/lexicon b/lexicon
index b6d1165..28d5d7a 100755
--- a/lexicon
+++ b/lexicon
@@ -2,39 +2,6 @@
 
 if not arg[1] then print("no argument, try again") return end
 
-for _, v in pairs(arg) do
-	if v == "-h"
-	or v == "--help"
-	or v == "--usage"
-	or v == "--howdo"
-	or v == "--how"
-	or arg[1] == "help"
-	or arg[1] == "how"
-	or arg[1] == "howdo"
-	then please_help = true end
-end
-
---USAGE COMMANDS
-if please_help then
-	if arg[1] == "all"
-	or arg[1] == "a" then
-		print("all\n\tshows all words in heonian")
-		return
-	end
-	if arg[1] == "search"
-	or arg[1] == "s"  then
-		print("search <query>\n\tsearches all words and shows only those that return to string.find()")
-		return
-	end
-	if arg[1] == "transcript"
-	or arg[1] == "tr"  then
-		print("transcript <word>\n\ttranscripts the word to heonian script")
-		return
-	end
-	print("all\n\tshows all words in heonian\nsearch <query>\n\tsearches all words and shows only those that return to string.find()\ntranscript <word>\n\ttranscripts the word to heonian script")
-	return
-end
-
 require "R2H2"
 require "color"
 
@@ -46,17 +13,55 @@ searchList = require "search_list"
 
 words = dofile("words.lua")
 
-if arg[1] == "all" then
-	showList()
+for _, v in pairs(arg) do
+	if v == "-h"
+	or v == "--help"
+	or v == "--usage"
+	or v == "--how"
+	then 
+		please_help = true 
+	end
+end
+
+if arg[1] == "h"
+or arg[1] == "help"
+or arg[1] == "how"
+or arg[1] == "howdo" then
+	print([[all
+	shows all words in heonian.
+search <query>
+	searches all words and shows only those that return to string.find()
+transcript <word>
+	transcripts the word to heonian script
+	]])
 	return
 end
-if arg[1] == "search" then
-	if arg[2] then searchList(arg[2])
-	else print("insert query") end
+if arg[1] == "a"
+or arg[1] == "all" then
+	if please_help then 
+		print("all\n\tshows all words in heonian")
+	else
+		showList()
+	end
 	return
 end
-if arg[1] == "transcript" then
-	if arg[2] then print(convertToHeonian(arg[2]))
-	else print("no string found") end
+if arg[1] == "s"
+or arg[1] == "search" then
+	if please_help then 
+		print("all\n\tshows all words in heonian")
+	else
+		if arg[2] then searchList(arg[2])
+		else print("no query to search") end
+	end
 	return
 end
+if arg[1] == "tr"
+or arg[1] == "transcript" then
+	if please_help then 
+		print("all\n\tshows all words in heonian")
+	else
+		if arg[2] then print(convertToHeonian(arg[2]))
+		else print("no string to transcript") end
+		return
+	end
+end