diff --git modules/comment/comment.admin.inc modules/comment/comment.admin.inc
index 1d868b9..bdbe503 100644
--- modules/comment/comment.admin.inc
+++ modules/comment/comment.admin.inc
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function comment_multiple_delete_confirm_submit($form, &$form_state) {
     cache_clear_all();
     $count = count($form_state['values']['comments']);
     watchdog('content', 'Deleted @count comments.', array('@count' => $count));
-    drupal_set_message(t('Deleted @count comments.', array('@count' => $count)));
+    drupal_set_message(format_plural($count, 'Deleted 1 comment', 'Deleted @count comments.'));
   }
   $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/content/comment';
 }
diff --git modules/comment/comment.test modules/comment/comment.test
index b712d2c..0c57f8f 100644
--- modules/comment/comment.test
+++ modules/comment/comment.test
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class CommentHelperCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
 
     if ($operation == 'delete') {
       $this->drupalPost(NULL, array(), t('Delete comments'));
-      $this->assertRaw(t('Deleted @count comments.', array('@count' => 1)), t('Operation "' . $operation . '" was performed on comment.'));
+      $this->assertRaw(format_plural(1, 'Deleted 1 comment', 'Deleted @count comments.'), t('Operation "' . $operation . '" was performed on comment.'));
     }
     else {
       $this->assertText(t('The update has been performed.'), t('Operation "' . $operation . '" was performed on comment.'));
diff --git modules/node/node.admin.inc modules/node/node.admin.inc
index a86ffb6..391a310 100644
--- modules/node/node.admin.inc
+++ modules/node/node.admin.inc
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ function node_multiple_delete_confirm_submit($form, &$form_state) {
     node_delete_multiple(array_keys($form_state['values']['nodes']));
     $count = count($form_state['values']['nodes']);
     watchdog('content', 'Deleted @count posts.', array('@count' => $count));
-    drupal_set_message(t('Deleted @count posts.', array('@count' => $count)));
+    drupal_set_message(format_plural($count, 'Deleted 1 post', 'Deleted @count posts.'));
   }
   $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/content';
 }