# Number pluralization 'one' category misused

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-pluralization-one-category-misused/95927
**Category:** Translations
**Created:** [29.Август.2018 15:32:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-pluralization-one-category-misused/95927 "2018-08-29T15:32:26Z")
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### Author: ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [29.Август.2018 15:53:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/number-pluralization-one-category-misused/95927/2 "2018-08-29T15:53:32Z")

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> [@c3646514](#):
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> too bad no-one reads specs or cares about internationalization

That’s not true. We deeply care about I18n. And there even is a topic regarding the correct usage of `%{count}` variable in translations: [Always use %{count} variable when translating pluralized strings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/always-use-count-variable-when-translating-pluralized-strings/83969)

Yes, we could do a better job by using `%{count}` instead of 1 in the English locale, so that translators don’t have to think about replacing the 1 with `%{count}` when there language requires it. Unfortunately it’s not that easy to do this for existing copy, because it would invalidate a lot of translation work…

Thanks for your passionate post about I18n. I hope you stay around a little bit longer and help us make translations even better. For example, you could sign up at [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/discourse/discourse-org/dashboard/) and improve the existing Russian translations.

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