Index: wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(revision 9850)
+++ wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php	(working copy)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 	else
 		$text = $num;
 	echo '<td class="first b b-posts">' . $text . '</td>';
-	echo '<td class="t posts">' . __ngettext( 'Post', 'Posts', $num ) . '</td>';
+	echo '<td class="t posts">' . __ngettext( 'Post', 'Posts', intval($num_posts->publish) ) . '</td>';
 	/* TODO: Show status breakdown on hover
 	if ( $can_edit_pages && !empty($num_pages->publish) ) { // how many pages is not exposed in feeds.  Don't show if !current_user_can
 		$post_type_texts[] = '<a href="edit-pages.php">'.sprintf( __ngettext( '%s page', '%s pages', $num_pages->publish ), number_format_i18n( $num_pages->publish ) ).'</a>';