diff --git a/src/core/GameKeyHandler.ttslua b/src/core/GameKeyHandler.ttslua
index 0b3b1ba3..7b99970e 100644
--- a/src/core/GameKeyHandler.ttslua
+++ b/src/core/GameKeyHandler.ttslua
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ function removeOneUse(playerColor, hoveredObject)
         else
           tokenName = "Clue"
         end
+      elseif targetObject.memo == "resourceCounter" then
+        tokenName = "Resource Counter"
       else
         tokenName = titleCase(targetObject.memo)
       end
@@ -378,12 +380,11 @@ function removeOneUse(playerColor, hoveredObject)
 
   -- construct feedback message
   local playerName = getColoredName(playerColor)
-  local article = getArticle(tokenName)
   local cardInfo = ""
   if cardName and cardName ~= "" then
     cardInfo = " from " .. cardName
   end
-  broadcastToAll(playerName .. " removed" .. article .. tokenName .. cardInfo .. ".", "White")
+  broadcastToAll(playerName .. " removed a token (" .. tokenName .. ")".. cardInfo .. ".", "White")
 
   local discardForMatColor = getColorToDiscardFor(hoveredObject, playerColor)
   playermatApi.discardListOfObjects(discardForMatColor, { targetObject })
@@ -566,13 +567,6 @@ function titleCase(str)
   return first:upper() .. rest:lower()
 end
 
--- gets the proper article (disregarding silent "h")
-function getArticle(str)
-  local vowels = { a = true, e = true, i = true, o = true, u = true }
-  local firstLetter = string.lower(str:sub(1, 1))
-  return vowels[firstLetter] and " an " or " a "
-end
-
 -- returns the color of the first seated player
 function getFirstSeatedPlayer()
   for _, color in ipairs(getSeatedPlayers()) do