diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
index 8829554276..140ffc42f0 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
@@ -1168,9 +1168,10 @@ function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id,
 					{
 						$redirect_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}view$mode.$phpEx", "$u_url=$match_id&start=$start");
 						$message = $user->lang['ERR_UNWATCHING'];
+
 						if (!$request->is_ajax())
 						{
-							$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+							$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode), '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
 						}
 						trigger_error($message);
 					}
@@ -1182,9 +1183,10 @@ function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id,
 
 					$redirect_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}view$mode.$phpEx", "$u_url=$match_id&amp;start=$start");
 					$message = $user->lang['NOT_WATCHING_' . strtoupper($mode)];
+
 					if (!$request->is_ajax())
 					{
-						$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+						$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode), '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
 					}
 					meta_refresh(3, $redirect_url);
 					trigger_error($message);
@@ -1240,9 +1242,10 @@ function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id,
 					{
 						$redirect_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}view$mode.$phpEx", "$u_url=$match_id&amp;start=$start");
 						$message = $user->lang['ERR_WATCHING'];
+
 						if (!$request->is_ajax())
 						{
-							$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+							$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode), '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
 						}
 						trigger_error($message);
 					}
@@ -1255,9 +1258,10 @@ function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id,
 
 					$redirect_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}view$mode.$phpEx", "$u_url=$match_id&amp;start=$start");
 					$message = $user->lang['ARE_WATCHING_' . strtoupper($mode)];
+
 					if (!$request->is_ajax())
 					{
-						$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+						$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode), '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
 					}
 					meta_refresh(3, $redirect_url);
 					trigger_error($message);
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
index 365a794253..e529960c99 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ class mcp_queue
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_PAGE'], "<a href=\"$redirect\">", '</a>') . $add_message;
+				$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_PAGE', '<a href="' . $redirect . '">', '</a>') . $add_message;
 			}
 
 			trigger_error($message);
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 6e9cc1aa94..0d2cff40bc 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@ if ($mode == 'bump')
 	{
 		$meta_url = phpbb_bump_topic($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_data, $current_time);
 		meta_refresh(3, $meta_url);
-
 		$message = $user->lang['TOPIC_BUMPED'];
+
 		if (!$request->is_ajax())
 		{
 			$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('VIEW_MESSAGE', '<a href="' . $meta_url . '">', '</a>');
-			$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_FORUM'], '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id) . '">', '</a>');
+			$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_FORUM', '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id) . '">', '</a>');
 		}
 
 		trigger_error($message);
@@ -1667,16 +1667,17 @@ function handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, &$post_data, $is_sof
 
 				$meta_info = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", "f=$forum_id&amp;t=$topic_id&amp;p=$next_post_id") . "#p$next_post_id";
 				$message = $user->lang['POST_DELETED'];
+
 				if (!$request->is_ajax())
 				{
-					$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $meta_info . '">', '</a>');
+					$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_TOPIC', '<a href="' . $meta_info . '">', '</a>');
 				}
 			}
 
 			meta_refresh(3, $meta_info);
 			if (!$request->is_ajax())
 			{
-				$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_FORUM'], '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id) . '">', '</a>');
+				$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_FORUM', '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id) . '">', '</a>');
 			}
 			trigger_error($message);
 		}
diff --git a/phpBB/viewtopic.php b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
index ffb938a622..75e21b374b 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewtopic.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
@@ -501,15 +501,16 @@ if ($config['allow_bookmarks'] && $user->data['is_registered'] && request_var('b
 
 		if (!$request->is_ajax())
 		{
-			$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $viewtopic_url . '">', '</a>');
+			$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_TOPIC', '<a href="' . $viewtopic_url . '">', '</a>');
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		$message = $user->lang['BOOKMARK_ERR'];
+
 		if (!$request->is_ajax())
 		{
-			$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $viewtopic_url . '">', '</a>');
+			$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('RETURN_TOPIC', '<a href="' . $viewtopic_url . '">', '</a>');
 		}
 	}
 	meta_refresh(3, $viewtopic_url);