Index: wp-admin/options-general.php
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--- wp-admin/options-general.php	(revision 31939)
+++ wp-admin/options-general.php	(working copy)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 $new_admin_email = get_option( 'new_admin_email' );
 if ( $new_admin_email && $new_admin_email != get_option('admin_email') ) : ?>
 <div class="updated inline">
-<p><?php printf( __('There is a pending change of the admin e-mail to <code>%1$s</code>. <a href="%2$s">Cancel</a>'), esc_html( $new_admin_email ), esc_url( admin_url( 'options.php?dismiss=new_admin_email' ) ) ); ?></p>
+<p><?php printf( __('There is a pending change of the admin e-mail to %1$s. <a href="%2$s">Cancel</a>'), '<code>' . esc_html( $new_admin_email ) . '</code>', esc_url( admin_url( 'options.php?dismiss=new_admin_email' ) ) ); ?></p>
 </div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 </td>
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@
 <?php echo wp_timezone_choice($tzstring); ?>
 </select>
 
-	<span id="utc-time"><?php printf(__('<abbr title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</abbr> time is <code>%s</code>'), date_i18n($timezone_format, false, 'gmt')); ?></span>
+	<span id="utc-time"><?php printf(__('<abbr title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</abbr> time is %s'), '<code>' . date_i18n($timezone_format, false, 'gmt') . '</code>' ); ?></span>
 <?php if ( get_option('timezone_string') || !empty($current_offset) ) : ?>
-	<span id="local-time"><?php printf(__('Local time is <code>%1$s</code>'), date_i18n($timezone_format)); ?></span>
+	<span id="local-time"><?php printf(__('Local time is %s'), '<code>' . date_i18n($timezone_format) . '</code>' ); ?></span>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <p class="description"><?php _e('Choose a city in the same timezone as you.'); ?></p>
 <?php if ($check_zone_info && $tzstring) : ?>