diff --git a/lib/applicationeditform.php b/lib/applicationeditform.php
index ec6702cd64..dda61dbb69 100644
--- a/lib/applicationeditform.php
+++ b/lib/applicationeditform.php
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class ApplicationEditForm extends Form
         if ($maxDesc > 0) {
             // TRANS: Form input field instructions.
             // TRANS: %d is the number of available characters for the description.
-            $descInstr = sprintf(ngettext('Describe your application in %d character','Describe your application in %d characters',$maxDesc),
+            $descInstr = sprintf(_m('Describe your application in %d character','Describe your application in %d characters',$maxDesc),
                                  $maxDesc);
         } else {
             // TRANS: Form input field instructions.
diff --git a/lib/command.php b/lib/command.php
index aaad577761..abc9e22b45 100644
--- a/lib/command.php
+++ b/lib/command.php
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ class SubscriptionsCommand extends Command
             // TRANS: Text shown after requesting other users a user is subscribed to.
             // TRANS: This message supports plural forms. This message is followed by a
             // TRANS: hard coded space and a comma separated list of subscribed users.
-            $out = ngettext('You are subscribed to this person:',
+            $out = _m('You are subscribed to this person:',
                 'You are subscribed to these people:',
                 count($nicknames));
             $out .= ' ';
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ class SubscribersCommand extends Command
             // TRANS: Text shown after requesting other users that are subscribed to a user (followers).
             // TRANS: This message supports plural forms. This message is followed by a
             // TRANS: hard coded space and a comma separated list of subscribing users.
-            $out = ngettext('This person is subscribed to you:',
+            $out = _m('This person is subscribed to you:',
                 'These people are subscribed to you:',
                 count($nicknames));
             $out .= ' ';
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ class GroupsCommand extends Command
             // TRANS: Text shown after requesting groups a user is subscribed to.
             // TRANS: This message supports plural forms. This message is followed by a
             // TRANS: hard coded space and a comma separated list of subscribed groups.
-            $out = ngettext('You are a member of this group:',
+            $out = _m('You are a member of this group:',
                 'You are a member of these groups:',
                 count($nicknames));
             $out.=implode(', ',$groups);