diff --git a/wp-includes/pluggable.php b/wp-includes/pluggable.php
index ab102909c7..8e3b6db218 100644
--- a/wp-includes/pluggable.php
+++ b/wp-includes/pluggable.php
@@ -894,8 +894,8 @@ function wp_notify_moderator($comment_id) {
 	$notify_message .= sprintf( __('Delete it: %s'), get_option('siteurl')."/wp-admin/comment.php?action=cdc&c=$comment_id" ) . "\r\n";
 	$notify_message .= sprintf( __('Spam it: %s'), get_option('siteurl')."/wp-admin/comment.php?action=cdc&dt=spam&c=$comment_id" ) . "\r\n";
 
-	$strCommentsPending = sprintf( __ngettext('%s comment', '%s comments', $comments_waiting), $comments_waiting );
-	$notify_message .= sprintf( __('Currently %s are waiting for approval. Please visit the moderation panel:'), $strCommentsPending ) . "\r\n";
+	$notify_message .= sprintf( __ngettext('Currently %s comment is waiting for approval. Please visit the moderation panel:', 
+ 		'Currently %s comments are waiting for approval. Please visit the moderation panel:', $comments_waiting), number_format_i18n($comments_waiting) ) . "\r\n";
 	$notify_message .= get_option('siteurl') . "/wp-admin/edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated\r\n";
 
 	$subject = sprintf( __('[%1$s] Please moderate: "%2$s"'), get_option('blogname'), $post->post_title );