diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 5aadb5017e..ff514e7ec5 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ function generate_pagination($base_url, $num_items, $per_page, $start_item, $add
 	// Make sure $per_page is a valid value
 	$per_page = ($per_page <= 0) ? 1 : $per_page;
 
-	$seperator = '<span class="page-sep">' . $user->lang['PAGINATION_SEPERATOR'] . '</span>';
+	$seperator = '<span class="page-sep">' . $user->lang['COMMA_SEPARATOR'] . '</span>';
 	$total_pages = ceil($num_items / $per_page);
 
 	if ($total_pages == 1 || !$num_items)
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
index 76f261bab1..e62bf674e6 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ function topic_generate_pagination($replies, $url)
 			}
 			else if ($times < $total_pages)
 			{
-				$pagination .= '<span class="page-sep">' . $user->lang['PAGINATION_SEPERATOR'] . '</span>';
+				$pagination .= '<span class="page-sep">' . $user->lang['COMMA_SEPARATOR'] . '</span>';
 			}
 			$times++;
 		}
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/common.php b/phpBB/language/en/common.php
index 6d2220ded9..953a5c9644 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/common.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if (empty($lang) || !is_array($lang))
 $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'TRANSLATION_INFO'	=> '',
 	'DIRECTION'			=> 'ltr',
-	'DATE_FORMAT'		=> '|d M Y|', // 01 Jan 2007 (with Relative days enabled)
+	'DATE_FORMAT'		=> '|d M Y|',	// 01 Jan 2007 (with Relative days enabled)
 	'USER_LANG'			=> 'en-gb',
 
 	'1_DAY'			=> '1 day',
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'CLICK_VIEW_PRIVMSG'	=> '%sGo to your inbox%s',
 	'CLOSE_WINDOW'			=> 'Close window',
 	'COLOUR_SWATCH'			=> 'Colour swatch',
+	'COMMA_SEPARATOR'		=> ', ',	// Used in pagination and secret yet-to-be-release style, use localised comma if appropiate, eg: Ideographic or Arabic
 	'CONFIRM'				=> 'Confirm',
 	'CONFIRM_CODE'			=> 'Confirmation code',
 	'CONFIRM_CODE_EXPLAIN'	=> 'Enter the code exactly as you see it in the image, it is case insensitive. Please note that a zero does not exist.',
@@ -365,7 +366,6 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 	'OPTIONS'					=> 'Options',
 
 	'PAGE_OF'				=> 'Page <strong>%1$d</strong> of <strong>%2$d</strong>',
-	'PAGINATION_SEPERATOR'	=> ', ',
 	'PASSWORD'				=> 'Password',
 	'PLAY_QUICKTIME_FILE'	=> 'Play Quicktime file',
 	'PM'					=> 'PM',