diff --git a/tlapbot/owncast_helpers.py b/tlapbot/owncast_helpers.py
index 27bf1ed..b46ead1 100644
--- a/tlapbot/owncast_helpers.py
+++ b/tlapbot/owncast_helpers.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from flask import current_app
-from sqlite3 import Error
+from sqlite3 import Error, Connection
 from re import sub
+from typing import Tuple
 
 
 # # # db stuff # # #
-def read_users_points(db, user_id):
+def read_users_points(db: Connection, user_id: str) -> int:
     """Errors out if user doesn't exist."""
     try:
         cursor = db.execute(
@@ -13,11 +14,11 @@ def read_users_points(db, user_id):
         )
         return cursor.fetchone()[0]
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occured reading points: {e.args[0]}")
-        current_app.logger.error(f"To user: {user_id}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred reading points: {e.args[0]}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Of user: {user_id}")
 
 
-def read_all_users_with_username(db, username):
+def read_all_users_with_username(db: Connection, username: str) -> list[Tuple[str, int]]:
     try:
         cursor = db.execute(
             "SELECT name, points FROM points WHERE name = ?",
@@ -26,11 +27,11 @@ def read_all_users_with_username(db, username):
         users = cursor.fetchall()
         return users
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occured reading points by username: {e.args[0]}")
-        current_app.logger.error(f"To everyone with username: {username}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred reading points by username: {e.args[0]}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Of everyone with username: {username}")
 
 
-def give_points_to_user(db, user_id, points):
+def give_points_to_user(db: Connection, user_id: str, points: int) -> None:
     try:
         db.execute(
             "UPDATE points SET points = points + ? WHERE id = ?",
@@ -38,11 +39,11 @@ def give_points_to_user(db, user_id, points):
         )
         db.commit()
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occured giving points: {e.args[0]}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred giving points: {e.args[0]}")
         current_app.logger.error(f"To user: {user_id} amount of points: {points}")
 
 
-def use_points(db, user_id, points):
+def use_points(db: Connection, user_id: str, points: int) -> bool:
     try:
         db.execute(
             "UPDATE points SET points = points - ? WHERE id = ?",
@@ -51,12 +52,12 @@ def use_points(db, user_id, points):
         db.commit()
         return True
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occured using points: {e.args[0]}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred using points: {e.args[0]}")
         current_app.logger.error(f"From user: {user_id} amount of points: {points}")
         return False
 
 
-def user_exists(db, user_id):
+def user_exists(db: Connection, user_id: str) -> bool:
     try:
         cursor = db.execute(
             "SELECT points FROM points WHERE id = ?",
@@ -66,11 +67,11 @@ def user_exists(db, user_id):
             return False
         return True
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occured checking if user exists: {e.args[0]}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred checking if user exists: {e.args[0]}")
         current_app.logger.error(f"To user: {user_id}")
 
 
-def add_user_to_database(db, user_id, display_name):
+def add_user_to_database(db: Connection, user_id: str, display_name: str) -> None:
     """ Adds a new user to the database. Does nothing if user is already in."""
     try:
         cursor = db.execute(
@@ -92,11 +93,11 @@ def add_user_to_database(db, user_id, display_name):
             )
         db.commit()
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occured adding user to db: {e.args[0]}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred adding user to db: {e.args[0]}")
         current_app.logger.error(f"To user id: {user_id}, with display name: {display_name}")
 
 
-def change_display_name(db, user_id, new_name):
+def change_display_name(db: Connection, user_id: str, new_name: str) -> None:
     try:
         db.execute(
             "UPDATE points SET name = ? WHERE id = ?",
@@ -104,11 +105,11 @@ def change_display_name(db, user_id, new_name):
         )
         db.commit()
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occured changing display name: {e.args[0]}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred changing display name: {e.args[0]}")
         current_app.logger.error(f"To user id: {user_id}, with display name: {new_name}")
 
 
-def remove_duplicate_usernames(db, user_id, username):
+def remove_duplicate_usernames(db: Connection, user_id: str, username: str) -> None:
     try:
         db.execute(
             """UPDATE points
@@ -118,12 +119,12 @@ def remove_duplicate_usernames(db, user_id, username):
         )
         db.commit()
     except Error as e:
-        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occured removing duplicate usernames: {e.args[0]}")
+        current_app.logger.error(f"Error occurred removing duplicate usernames: {e.args[0]}")
 
 
 # # # misc. stuff # # #
 # This is now unused since rawBody attribute of the webhook now returns cleaned-up emotes.
-def remove_emoji(message):
+def remove_emoji(message: str) -> str:
     return sub(
         r'<img class="emoji" alt="(:.*?:)" title=":.*?:" src="/img/emoji/.*?">',
         r'\1',