diff --git a/files/helpers/slurs_and_profanities.py b/files/helpers/slurs_and_profanities.py
index e72882043..821d67dc6 100644
--- a/files/helpers/slurs_and_profanities.py
+++ b/files/helpers/slurs_and_profanities.py
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ if SITE_NAME == 'rDrama':
 		"republicans": 'rethuglicans',
 		"republican party": 'rethuglican party',
 		"america": 'ameriKKKa',
-		"it's almost as if": "I'm an r-slur but",
+		"it's almost (as )?if": "I'm an r-slur but",
 		"it's almost like": "I'm an r-slur but",
-		"its almost as if": "I'm an r-slur but",
+		"its almost (as )?if": "I'm an r-slur but",
 		"its almost like": "I'm an r-slur but",
 		"my brother in christ": "my brother in Allah (ﷻ)",
 		"(?<!\w)cool (?!(it|down|off))": "fetch ",