diff --git a/chatcommand_say_all.lua b/chatcommand_say_all.lua
index a02106e..19c7758 100644
--- a/chatcommand_say_all.lua
+++ b/chatcommand_say_all.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ local chatcommand_definition = {
             minetest.log("warning",
                          "[yl_announcements] player " .. name ..
                              " sent all announcements: " .. param ..
-                             " unsuccessfully, message: " .. message)
+                             " unsuccessfully, message: " .. dump(message))
             return false, message
         end
     end
diff --git a/globalsteps.lua b/globalsteps.lua
index cc14a40..16048c8 100644
--- a/globalsteps.lua
+++ b/globalsteps.lua
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ local gs = function(dtime)
                     announcement._next_runtime + (announcement.frequency or 3600)
             end
 
-            yl_announcements.say(os.date("!%H:%M:%S", os.time()) .. "=" ..
+            yl_announcements.log(os.date("!%H:%M:%S", os.time()) .. "=" ..
                                      tostring(announcement.id))
         end
     end
diff --git a/internal.lua b/internal.lua
index 0d20033..bfa6131 100644
--- a/internal.lua
+++ b/internal.lua
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 -- Those that do real work should be local and wrapped in public functions
 local debug = yl_announcements.settings.debug or true
 
-local function say(text)
+local function log(text)
     if debug then minetest.log("action", "[MOD] yl_announcements : " .. text) end
 end
 
-function yl_announcements.say(text)
-    return say(text)
+function yl_announcements.log(text)
+    return log(text)
 end
 
 -- Storage
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ end
 local function get_savepath()
     local save_path = yl_announcements.settings.save_path
     local path = yl_announcements.worldpath .. DIR_DELIM .. save_path
-    say("get_savepath : " .. dump(path))
+    log("get_savepath : " .. dump(path))
     return path
 end
 
 local function get_filepath(filename)
     local path_to_file = get_savepath() .. DIR_DELIM .. filename
-    say("get_filepath : " .. dump(filename) .. ":" .. dump(path_to_file))
+    log("get_filepath : " .. dump(filename) .. ":" .. dump(path_to_file))
     return path_to_file
 end
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ local function save_json(filename, content)
     end
     local save_path = get_filepath(filename)
     local save_content = minetest.write_json(content)
-    say("save_json : " .. dump(save_path) .. ":" .. dump(save_content))
+    log("save_json : " .. dump(save_path) .. ":" .. dump(save_content))
     return minetest.safe_file_write(save_path, save_content)
 end
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ local function load_json(path_to_file)
     file:close()
 
     if not content then return false, "Error reading file: " .. path_to_file end
-    say("load_json : " .. dump(path_to_file) .. ":" .. dump(content))
+    log("load_json : " .. dump(path_to_file) .. ":" .. dump(content))
     return true, minetest.parse_json(content)
 end
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ local function validate_json(content, schema)
     -- Are all fields mentioned in the schema?
     for key, _ in pairs(content) do
         if schema[key] == nil then
-            say("validate_json : Unexpected field in key = " .. dump(key))
+            log("validate_json : Unexpected field in key = " .. dump(key))
             return false, "Unexpected field in " .. dump(key)
         end
     end
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ local function validate_json(content, schema)
     -- Are all fields of the expected type?
     for key, expected_type in pairs(schema) do
         if type(content[key]) ~= expected_type then
-            say("validate_json : Validation error in key = " .. dump(key))
+            log("validate_json : Validation error in key = " .. dump(key))
             return false, "Validation error in " .. dump(key) .. " not of type " .. dump(expected_type)
         end
     end
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ local function check_privs()
             end
         end
     end
-    say("PASS priv check")
+    log("PASS priv check")
 end
 
 function yl_announcements.check_privs() return check_privs() end