diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Util.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Util.java
index 529a2e2ccf..0c2d721812 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/Util.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/Util.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.jvnet.animal_sniffer.IgnoreJRERequirement;
 
 import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
 import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;
+
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ public class Util {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets a human readable mesasge for the given Win32 error code.
+     * Gets a human readable message for the given Win32 error code.
      *
      * @return
      *      null if no such message is available.
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ public class Util {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Covnerts a string into 128-bit AES key.
+     * Converts a string into 128-bit AES key.
      * @since 1.308
      */
     public static SecretKey toAes128Key(String s) {
@@ -547,9 +548,9 @@ public class Util {
 
 
     /**
-     * Create a string representation of a time duration.  If the quanity of
+     * Create a string representation of a time duration.  If the quantity of
      * the most significant unit is big (>=10), then we use only that most
-     * significant unit in the string represenation. If the quantity of the
+     * significant unit in the string representation. If the quantity of the
      * most significant unit is small (a single-digit value), then we also
      * use a secondary, smaller unit for increased precision.
      * So 13 minutes and 43 seconds returns just "13 minutes", but 3 minutes
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ public class Util {
 
     /**
      * Get a human readable string representing strings like "xxx days ago",
-     * which should be used to point to the occurence of an event in the past.
+     * which should be used to point to the occurrence of an event in the past.
      */
     public static String getPastTimeString(long duration) {
         return Messages.Util_pastTime(getTimeSpanString(duration));
@@ -577,11 +578,17 @@ public class Util {
 
     /**
      * Combines number and unit, with a plural suffix if needed.
+     * 
+     * @deprecated 
+     *   Use individual localization methods instead. 
+     *   See {@link #Messages.Util_year(long)} for an example.
+     *   Deprecated since 2009-06-24, remove method after 2009-12-24.
      */
     public static String combine(long n, String suffix) {
         String s = Long.toString(n)+' '+suffix;
         if(n!=1)
-            s += Messages.Util_countSuffix();
+        	// Just adding an 's' won't work in most natural languages, even English has exception to the rule (e.g. copy/copies).
+            s += "s";
         return s;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Run.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Run.java
index f86715c06e..65efd55d2c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Run.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Run.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  */
 package hudson.model;
 
-import static hudson.Util.combine;
 import hudson.AbortException;
 import hudson.BulkChange;
 import hudson.CloseProofOutputStream;
@@ -1128,22 +1127,22 @@ public abstract class Run <JobT extends Job<JobT,RunT>,RunT extends Run<JobT,Run
 
         if(getResult()==Result.SUCCESS) {
             if(prev==null || prev.getResult()== Result.SUCCESS)
-                return new Summary(false,"stable");
+                return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_Stable());
             else
-                return new Summary(false,"back to normal");
+                return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_BackToNormal());
         }
 
         if(getResult()==Result.FAILURE) {
             RunT since = getPreviousNotFailedBuild();
             if(since==null)
-                return new Summary(false,"broken for a long time");
+                return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_BrokenForALongTime());
             if(since==prev)
-                return new Summary(true,"broken since this build");
-            return new Summary(false,"broken since "+since.getDisplayName());
+                return new Summary(true, Messages.Run_Summary_BrokenSinceThisBuild());
+            return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_BrokenSince(since.getDisplayName()));
         }
 
         if(getResult()==Result.ABORTED)
-            return new Summary(false,"aborted");
+            return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_Aborted());
 
         if(getResult()==Result.UNSTABLE) {
             if(((Run)this) instanceof Build) {
@@ -1151,24 +1150,22 @@ public abstract class Run <JobT extends Job<JobT,RunT>,RunT extends Run<JobT,Run
                 AbstractTestResultAction trP = prev==null ? null : ((Build) prev).getTestResultAction();
                 if(trP==null) {
                     if(trN!=null && trN.getFailCount()>0)
-                        return new Summary(false,combine(trN.getFailCount(),"test failure"));
+                        return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_TestFailures(trN.getFailCount()));
                     else // ???
-                        return new Summary(false,"unstable");
+                        return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_Unstable());
                 }
                 if(trP.getFailCount()==0)
-                    return new Summary(true,combine(trN.getFailCount(),"test")+" started to fail");
+                    return new Summary(true, Messages.Run_Summary_TestsStartedToFail(trN.getFailCount()));
                 if(trP.getFailCount() < trN.getFailCount())
-                    return new Summary(true,combine(trN.getFailCount()-trP.getFailCount(),"more test")
-                        +" are failing ("+trN.getFailCount()+" total)");
+                    return new Summary(true, Messages.Run_Summary_MoreTestsFailing(trN.getFailCount()-trP.getFailCount(), trN.getFailCount()));
                 if(trP.getFailCount() > trN.getFailCount())
-                    return new Summary(false,combine(trP.getFailCount()-trN.getFailCount(),"less test")
-                        +" are failing ("+trN.getFailCount()+" total)");
+                    return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_LessTestsFailing(trP.getFailCount()-trN.getFailCount(), trN.getFailCount()));
 
-                return new Summary(false,combine(trN.getFailCount(),"test")+" are still failing");
+                return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_TestsStillFailing(trN.getFailCount()));
             }
         }
 
-        return new Summary(false,"?");
+        return new Summary(false, Messages.Run_Summary_Unknown());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/test/AbstractTestResultAction.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/test/AbstractTestResultAction.java
index a090d0ea2d..44e6ca3bec 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/test/AbstractTestResultAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/test/AbstractTestResultAction.java
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractTestResultAction<T extends AbstractTestResultActio
                 AbstractTestResultAction a = label.build.getAction(AbstractTestResultAction.class);
                 switch (row) {
                     case 0:
-                        return String.valueOf(Util.combine(a.getFailCount(), "failure"));
+                        return String.valueOf(Messages.AbstractTestResultAction_fail(a.getFailCount()));
                     case 1:
-                        return String.valueOf(Util.combine(a.getSkipCount(), "skip"));
+                        return String.valueOf(Messages.AbstractTestResultAction_skip(a.getSkipCount()));
                     default:
-                        return String.valueOf(Util.combine(a.getTotalCount(), "test"));
+                        return String.valueOf(Messages.AbstractTestResultAction_test(a.getTotalCount()));
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages.properties
index 8313821580..81a3e452b9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages.properties
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Util.hour  ={0} hr
 Util.day   ={0} {0,choice,0#days|1#day|1<days}
 Util.month ={0} mo
 Util.year  ={0} yr
-Util.countSuffix=s
 
 # ideally it should be "{0} ago" but this saves more space
 # another implication of this is that where we use this,
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_de.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_de.properties
index a845def6ce..af56f69778 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_de.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_de.properties
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ Util.hour  ={0} {0,choice,0#Stunden|1#Stunde|1<Stunden}
 Util.day   ={0} {0,choice,0#Tage|1#Tag|1<Tage}
 Util.month ={0} {0,choice,0#Monate|1#Monat|1<Monate}
 Util.year  ={0} {0,choice,0#Jahre|1#Jahr|1<Jahre}
-# Note: The count suffix is not suitable for building plural forms in German.
-Util.countSuffix=\ 
 
 # ideally it should be "{0} ago" but this saves more space
 # another implication of this is that where we use this,
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_fr.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_fr.properties
index e9dabe543c..4699e2e665 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_fr.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_fr.properties
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ Util.hour  ={0} h
 Util.day   ={0} j
 Util.month ={0} mo.
 Util.year  ={0} an.
-Util.countSuffix=s
 
 # ideally it should be "{0} ago" but this saves more space
 # another implication of this is that where we use this,
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_ja.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_ja.properties
index 745f47b782..78b0970953 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_ja.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_ja.properties
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ Util.hour  ={0} \u6642\u9593
 Util.day   ={0} \u65E5
 Util.month ={0} \u30F6\u6708
 Util.year  ={0} \u5E74
-Util.countSuffix=
 Util.pastTime={0}\u524D
 FilePath.TildaDoesntWork=''~'' \u306F\u3001Unix\u306E\u30B7\u30A7\u30EB\u3067\u306E\u307F\u30B5\u30DD\u30FC\u30C8\u3055\u308C\u3066\u3044\u307E\u3059\u3002
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_nl.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_nl.properties
index 0eadbfbc21..072ce39a75 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_nl.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_nl.properties
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Util.hour  ={0} {0,choice,0#uren|1#uur|1<uren}
 Util.day   ={0} {0,choice,0#dagen|1#dag|1<dagen}
 Util.month ={0} {0,choice,0#maanden|1#maand|1<maanden}
 Util.year  ={0} {0,choice,0#jaren|1#jaar|1<jaren}
-Util.countSuffix=s
 
 # ideally it should be "{0} ago" but this saves more space
 # another implication of this is that where we use this,
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_pt_BR.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_pt_BR.properties
index a07078ada4..8a0c6e28a6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_pt_BR.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_pt_BR.properties
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Util.hour  ={0} {0,choice,0#horas|1#hora|1<horas}
 Util.day   ={0} {0,choice,0#dias|1#dia|1<dias}
 Util.month ={0} {0,choice,0#meses|1#m\u00EAs|1<meses}
 Util.year  ={0} {0,choice,0#anos|1#ano|1<anos}
-#Util.countSuffix=s
 
 # ideally it should be "{0} ago" but this saves more space
 # another implication of this is that where we use this,
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_tr.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_tr.properties
index 0417d0b3b7..c202c95217 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_tr.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/Messages_tr.properties
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Util.hour  ={0} {0,choice,0#saat|1#saat|1<saat}
 Util.day   ={0} {0,choice,0#g\u00fcn|1#g\u00fcn|1<g\u00fcn}
 Util.month ={0} {0,choice,0#ay|1#ay|1<ay}
 Util.year  ={0} {0,choice,0#y\u0131l|1#y\u0131l|1<y\u0131l}
-Util.countSuffix=s
 
 # ideally it should be "{0} ago" but this saves more space
 # another implication of this is that where we use this,
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
index 16c531f0c9..dc18d6f516 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/Messages.properties
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ Queue.InProgress=A build is already in progress
 Queue.InQuietPeriod=In the quiet period. Expires in {0}
 Queue.NodeOffline={0} is offline
 Queue.Unknown=???
-
 Queue.WaitingForNextAvailableExecutor=Waiting for next available executor
 Queue.WaitingForNextAvailableExecutorOn=Waiting for next available executor on {0}
+
 Run.BuildAborted=Build was aborted
 Run.MarkedExplicitly=explicitly marked to keep the record
 Run.Permissions.Title=Run
@@ -138,6 +138,20 @@ Run.UpdatePermission.Description=\
   This permission allows users to update description and other properties of a build, \
   for example to leave notes about the cause of a build failure.
 
+Run.Summary.Stable=stable
+Run.Summary.Unstable=unstable
+Run.Summary.Aborted=aborted
+Run.Summary.BackToNormal=back to normal
+Run.Summary.BrokenForALongTime=broken for a long time
+Run.Summary.BrokenSinceThisBuild=broken since this build
+Run.Summary.BrokenSince=broken since build {0}
+Run.Summary.TestFailures={0} {0,choice,0#test failures|1#test failure|1<test failures}
+Run.Summary.TestsStartedToFail={0} {0,choice,0#tests|1#test|1<tests}  started to fail
+Run.Summary.TestsStillFailing={0} {0,choice,0#tests are|1#test is|1<tests are} still failing
+Run.Summary.MoreTestsFailing={0} more {0,choice,0#tests are|1#test is|1<tests are} failing (total {1})
+Run.Summary.LessTestsFailing={0} less {0,choice,0#tests are|1#test is|1<tests are} failing (total {1})
+Run.Summary.Unknown=?
+
 Slave.InvalidConfig.Executors=Invalid slave configuration for {0}. Invalid # of executors.
 Slave.InvalidConfig.NoName=Invalid slave configuration. Name is empty
 Slave.InvalidConfig.NoRemoteDir=Invalid slave configuration for {0}. No remote directory given
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/tasks/test/Messages.properties b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/tasks/test/Messages.properties
index 4d1b5e640c..eed82901e0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/hudson/tasks/test/Messages.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/hudson/tasks/test/Messages.properties
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ AbstractTestResultAction.getDisplayName=Test Result
 AbstractTestResultAction.zeroTestDescription={0}: 0 tests in total.
 AbstractTestResultAction.TestsDescription={0}: {1} tests failing out of a total of {2} tests.
 
+AbstractTestResultAction.fail={0} {0,choice,0#failures|1#failure|1<failures}
+AbstractTestResultAction.skip={0} {0,choice,0#skips|1#skip|1<skips}
+AbstractTestResultAction.test={0} {0,choice,0#tests|1#test|1<tests}
+
 AggregatedTestResultPublisher.DisplayName=Aggregate downstream test results
 AggregatedTestResultPublisher.Title=Aggregated Test Result