diff --git wp-includes/post-formats.php wp-includes/post-formats.php
index 7800ba0..94c5581 100644
--- wp-includes/post-formats.php
+++ wp-includes/post-formats.php
@@ -79,14 +79,16 @@ function set_post_format( $post, $format ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns an array of post format slugs to their translated and pretty display versions
+ * Returns an array of post format slugs to their translated and pretty display versions.
  *
  * @since 3.1.0
+ * @since 4.4.0 Added the `$plural` parameter.
  *
+ * @param $plural bool Set to true to return the plural versions of the strings.
  * @return array The array of translated post format names.
  */
-function get_post_format_strings() {
-	$strings = array(
+function get_post_format_strings( $plural = false ) {
+	$singular_strings = array(
 		'standard' => _x( 'Standard', 'Post format' ), // Special case. any value that evals to false will be considered standard
 		'aside'    => _x( 'Aside',    'Post format' ),
 		'chat'     => _x( 'Chat',     'Post format' ),
@@ -98,7 +100,25 @@ function get_post_format_strings() {
 		'video'    => _x( 'Video',    'Post format' ),
 		'audio'    => _x( 'Audio',    'Post format' ),
 	);
-	return $strings;
+
+	$plural_strings = array(
+		'standard' => _x( 'Standard posts', 'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'aside'    => _x( 'Asides',         'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'chat'     => _x( 'Chats',          'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'gallery'  => _x( 'Galleries',      'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'link'     => _x( 'Links',          'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'image'    => _x( 'Images',         'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'quote'    => _x( 'Quotes',         'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'status'   => _x( 'Statuses',       'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'video'    => _x( 'Videos',         'Post format (plural)' ),
+		'audio'    => _x( 'Audio',          'Post format (plural)' ),
+	);
+
+	if ( $plural ) {
+		return $plural_strings;
+	} else {
+		return $singular_strings;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -117,12 +137,14 @@ function get_post_format_slugs() {
  * Returns a pretty, translated version of a post format slug
  *
  * @since 3.1.0
+ * @since 4.4.0 Added the `$plural` parameter.
  *
- * @param string $slug A post format slug.
+ * @param string  $slug A post format slug.
+ * @param bool 	  $plural The singular or plural version of the strings.
  * @return string The translated post format name.
  */
-function get_post_format_string( $slug ) {
-	$strings = get_post_format_strings();
+function get_post_format_string( $slug, $plural = false ) {
+	$strings = get_post_format_strings( $plural );
 	if ( !$slug )
 		return $strings['standard'];
 	else