Index: wp-admin/includes/template.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/template.php	(revision 15155)
+++ wp-admin/includes/template.php	(working copy)
@@ -3745,26 +3745,26 @@
 			if ( isset($_GET['post_type']) && in_array( $_GET['post_type'], get_post_types( array('public' => true ) ) ) )
 				$post_type = $_GET['post_type'];
 			$post_type_object = get_post_type_object($post_type);
-			$per_page_label = $post_type_object->labels->name;
+			$per_page_label = sprintf( __( '%s per page:' ), $post_type_object->labels->name );
 			break;
 		case 'ms-sites':
-			$per_page_label = __('Sites');
+			$per_page_label = __( 'Sites per page:' );
 			break;
 		case 'ms-users':
-			$per_page_label = __('Users');
+			$per_page_label = __( 'Users per page:' );
 			break;
 		case 'edit-comments':
-			$per_page_label = __('Comments');
+			$per_page_label = __( 'Comments per page:' );
 			break;
 		case 'upload':
-			$per_page_label = __('Media items');
+			$per_page_label = __( 'Media items per page:' );
 			break;
 		case 'edit-tags':
 			global $tax;
-			$per_page_label = $tax->labels->name;
+			$per_page_label = sprintf( __( '%s per page:' ), $tax->labels->name );
 			break;
 		case 'plugins':
-			$per_page_label = __('Plugins');
+			$per_page_label = __( 'Plugins per page:' );
 			break;
 		default:
 			return '';
@@ -3795,7 +3795,7 @@
 
 	$return = "<div class='screen-options'>\n";
 	if ( !empty($per_page_label) )
-		$return .= "<input type='text' class='screen-per-page' name='wp_screen_options[value]' id='$option' maxlength='3' value='$per_page' /> <label for='$option'>$per_page_label</label>\n";
+		$return .= "<label for='$option'>$per_page_label</label> <input type='text' class='screen-per-page' name='wp_screen_options[value]' id='$option' maxlength='3' value='$per_page' />\n";
 	$return .= "<input type='submit' class='button' value='" . esc_attr__('Apply') . "' />";
 	$return .= "<input type='hidden' name='wp_screen_options[option]' value='" . esc_attr($option) . "' />";
 	$return .= "</div>\n";