Index: src/orca/where_am_I.py
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--- src/orca/where_am_I.py	(revision 2417)
+++ src/orca/where_am_I.py	(working copy)
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import speech
 
 from orca_i18n import _ # for gettext support
+from orca_i18n import ngettext  # for ngettext support
 
 class WhereAmI:
 
@@ -603,8 +604,11 @@
         # and the count of the total number of icons within an icon panel. 
         # An example of an icon panel is the Nautilus folder view.
         #
-        utterances.append(_("%d of %d items selected") % \
-                          (totalSelectedItems, childCount))
+        itemString = ngettext("%d of %d item selected",
+                              "%d of %d items selected",
+                              childCount) % \
+                              (totalSelectedItems, childCount)
+        utterances.append(itemString)
 
         if doubleClick:
             for i in range(0, len(selectedItems)):
Index: ChangeLog
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--- ChangeLog	(revision 2417)
+++ ChangeLog	(working copy)
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-05-23  Rich Burridge <rich.burridge@sun.com>
+
+        * src/orca/where_am_I.py:
+          Fix the translation problem mentioned in comment #51 of 
+          bug #412200.
+
 2007-05-22  Rich Burridge <rich.burridge@sun.com>
 
         * src/orca/scripts/gcalctool.py:
