diff --git a/wp-admin/nav-menus.php b/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
index 77a4057a75..1d5652673b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
+++ b/wp-admin/nav-menus.php
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 			<label for="menu" class="selected-menu"><?php _e( 'Select a menu to edit:' ); ?></label>
 			<select name="menu" id="menu">
 				<?php if ( $add_new_screen ) : ?>
-					<option value="0" selected="selected"><?php _e( '-- Select --' ); ?></option>
+					<option value="0" selected="selected"><?php _e( '&mdash; Select &mdash;' ); ?></option>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 				<?php foreach( (array) $nav_menus as $_nav_menu ) : ?>
 					<option value="<?php echo esc_attr( $_nav_menu->term_id ); ?>" <?php selected( $_nav_menu->term_id, $nav_menu_selected_id ); ?>>
diff --git a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
index bb9453ec2f..e48cc01fe2 100644
--- a/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
+++ b/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Tag_Cloud extends WP_Widget {
 		<p>
 			<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('nav_menu'); ?>"><?php _e('Select Menu:'); ?></label>
 			<select id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('nav_menu'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('nav_menu'); ?>">
-				<option value="0"><?php _e( '-- Select --' ) ?></option>
+				<option value="0"><?php _e( '&mdash; Select &mdash;' ) ?></option>
 		<?php
 			foreach ( $menus as $menu ) {
 				echo '<option value="' . $menu->term_id . '"'