diff --git a/modules/block/block.module b/modules/block/block.module
index 49c7046b8f41fb487d92b8cc6f029f06a937239a..ecba6810cea631c0dab4b7fa42a520e796b88e6b 100644
--- a/modules/block/block.module
+++ b/modules/block/block.module
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ function block_menu($may_cache) {
     foreach (list_themes() as $key => $theme) {
       if ($theme->status) {
         if ($key == variable_get('theme_default', 'bluemarine')) {
-          $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/build/block/list/' . $key, 'title' => t('%key settings', array('%key' => $key)),
+          $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/build/block/list/'. $key, 'title' => t('!key settings', array('!key' => $key)),
             'access' => user_access('administer blocks'), 'type' => MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK, 'weight' => -10);
         }
         else {
-          $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/build/block/list/' . $key, 'title' => t('%key settings', array('%key' => $key)),
+          $items[] = array('path' => 'admin/build/block/list/'. $key, 'title' => t('!key settings', array('!key' => $key)),
             'access' => user_access('administer blocks'), 'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK);
         }
       }
diff --git a/modules/node/content_types.inc b/modules/node/content_types.inc
index 0e6d05bc9cdffacabb28e728a92a5afcf12bc30a..6e0fb0d7fc6de538308f03bb9233a1c881a20038 100644
--- a/modules/node/content_types.inc
+++ b/modules/node/content_types.inc
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function node_type_form_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
       $update_count = node_type_update_nodes($type->old_type, $type->type);
 
       if ($update_count) {
-        drupal_set_message(t('Changed the content type of %update_count %posts from %old_type to %type.', array('%update_count' => $update_count, '%posts' => format_plural($update_count, 'post', 'posts'), '%old_type' => theme('placeholder', $type->old_type), '%type' => theme('placeholder', $type->type))));
+        drupal_set_message(t('Changed the content type of %update_count %posts from %old_type to %type.', array('%update_count' => $update_count, '%posts' => format_plural($update_count, 'post', 'posts'), '%old_type' => $type->old_type, '%type' => $type->type)));
         cache_clear_all('filter:', TRUE);
       }
     }
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ function node_type_form_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
   node_types_rebuild();
   menu_rebuild();
   cache_clear_all();
-  $t_args = array('%name' => theme('placeholder', $type->name));
+  $t_args = array('%name' => $type->name);
 
   if ($op == t('Reset to defaults')) {
     drupal_set_message(t('The content type %name has been reset to its default values.', $t_args));
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ function node_type_delete($type) {
   $form['type'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $type->type);
   $form['name'] = array('#type' => 'value', '#value' => $type->name);
 
-  $message = t('Are you sure you want to delete the content type %type?', array('%type' => theme('placeholder', $type->name)));
+  $message = t('Are you sure you want to delete the content type %type?', array('%type' => $type->name));
   $caption = '';
 
   $num_nodes = db_num_rows(db_query("SELECT * FROM {node} WHERE type = '%s'", $type->type));
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ function node_type_delete($type) {
 function node_type_delete_form_submit($form_id, $form_values) {
   db_query("DELETE FROM {node_type} WHERE type = '%s'", $form_values['type']);
 
-  $t_args = array('%name' => theme('placeholder', $form_values['name']));
+  $t_args = array('%name' => $form_values['name']);
   drupal_set_message(t('The content type %name has been deleted.', $t_args));
   watchdog('menu', t('Deleted content type %name.', $t_args), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
 
diff --git a/modules/system/system.module b/modules/system/system.module
index 746fdb103a498b5d1391f04d7ab9ba100c6e7476..cf1ff5a41b33b8f808df43d90574eaeb02ec0c5a 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/modules/system/system.module
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ function system_cron_status($cron = '') {
   else {
     $status = t('Cron has not run. It appears cron jobs have not been setup on your system. Please check the help pages for <a href="@url">configuring cron jobs</a>.', array('@url' => 'http://drupal.org/cron'));
   }
-  $status .= ' '. t('Cron can, if necessary, also be run <a href="%cron">manually</a>.', array('%cron' => url('admin/settings/cron-status/cron')));
+  $status .= ' '. t('Cron can, if necessary, also be run <a href="!cron">manually</a>.', array('!cron' => url('admin/settings/cron-status/cron')));
 
   return $status;
 }