Index: wp-includes/gettext.php
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--- wp-includes/gettext.php	(revision 4729)
+++ wp-includes/gettext.php	(working copy)
@@ -302,7 +302,11 @@
     $string = str_replace('nplurals',"\$total",$string);
     $string = str_replace("n",$n,$string);
     $string = str_replace('plural',"\$plural",$string);
-    
+
+    # poEdit doesn't put any semicolons, which
+    # results in parse error in eval
+    $string .= ';';
+	
     $total = 0;
     $plural = 0;
 
