Index: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(revision 18922)
+++ wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(working copy)
@@ -670,7 +670,8 @@
 	$comment_post_url = get_edit_post_link( $comment->comment_post_ID );
 	$comment_post_title = strip_tags(get_the_title( $comment->comment_post_ID ));
 	$comment_post_link = "<a href='$comment_post_url'>$comment_post_title</a>";
-	$comment_link = '<a class="comment-link" href="' . esc_url(get_comment_link()) . '">#</a>';
+	$comment_sep = '|';
+	$comment_link = '<a class="comment-link" href="' . esc_url( get_comment_link() ) . '">' . _x( 'View Comment', 'dashboard' ) . '</a>';
 
 	$actions_string = '';
 	if ( current_user_can( 'edit_comment', $comment->comment_ID ) ) {
@@ -726,8 +727,8 @@
 
 			<div class="dashboard-comment-wrap">
 			<h4 class="comment-meta">
-				<?php printf( /* translators: 1: comment author, 2: post link, 3: notification if the comment is pending */__( 'From %1$s on %2$s%3$s' ),
-					'<cite class="comment-author">' . get_comment_author_link() . '</cite>', $comment_post_link.' '.$comment_link, ' <span class="approve">' . __( '[Pending]' ) . '</span>' ); ?>
+				<?php printf( /* translators: 1: comment author, 2: post link, 3: separator (|), 4: comment link, 5: notification if the comment is pending */ __( 'From %1$s on %2$s %3$s %4$s' ),
+					'<cite class="comment-author">' . get_comment_author_link() . '</cite>', $comment_post_link, $comment_sep, $comment_link, ' <span class="approve">' . __( '[Pending]' ) . '</span>' ); ?>
 			</h4>
 
 			<?php
@@ -745,8 +746,8 @@
 				$type = esc_html( $type );
 			?>
 			<div class="dashboard-comment-wrap">
-			<?php /* translators: %1$s is type of comment, %2$s is link to the post */ ?>
-			<h4 class="comment-meta"><?php printf( _x( '%1$s on %2$s', 'dashboard' ), "<strong>$type</strong>", $comment_post_link." ".$comment_link ); ?></h4>
+			<?php /* translators: 1: comment type, 2: post link, 3: separator (|), 4: comment link */ ?>
+			<h4 class="comment-meta"><?php printf( __( '%1$s on %2$s %3$s %4$s' ), "<strong>$type</strong>", $comment_post_link, $comment_sep, $comment_link ); ?></h4>
 			<p class="comment-author"><?php comment_author_link(); ?></p>
 
 			<?php endif; // comment_type ?>
@@ -1268,13 +1269,13 @@
 	?>
 	<div class="welcome-panel">
 		<h3><?php _e( 'Welcome to WordPress!' ); ?></h3>
-		
+
 		<a class="welcome-panel-close" href="#"><?php _e('Close'); ?></a>
-		
+
 		<?php
 		// For now, we'll just approximate capabilities for each role.
 		?>
-		
+
 		<?php if ( current_user_can('switch_themes') ): ?>
 			<p>[admin placeholder]</p>
 		<?php elseif ( current_user_can('edit_others_posts') ): ?>