diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index b9b547f13e..9e49fd392f 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ require('wp-blog-header.php');
 	
 <div class="post">
 	 <h3 class="storytitle" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>"><a href="<?php echo get_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
-	<div class="meta">Filed under: <?php the_category() ?> &#8212; <?php the_author() ?> @ <?php the_time() ?> <?php edit_post_link(); ?></div>
+	<div class="meta"><?php $lang->str('filed_under'); ?> <?php the_category() ?> &#8212; <?php the_author() ?> @ <?php the_time() ?> <?php edit_post_link(); ?></div>
 	
 	<div class="storycontent">
 		<?php the_content(); ?>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ require('wp-blog-header.php');
 </div>
 
 <?php } } else { // end foreach, end if any posts ?>
-<p>Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.</p>
+<p><?php $lang->str('no_posts_matched'); ?></p>
 <?php } ?>
 </div>
 
@@ -70,21 +70,21 @@ require('wp-blog-header.php');
 
 <ul>
 	<?php get_links_list(); ?>
- <li id="categories">Categories:
+ <li id="categories"><?php $lang->str('categories'); ?>
 	<ul>
 	<?php wp_list_cats(); ?>
 	</ul>
  </li>
  <li id="search">
-   <label for="s">Search:</label>	
+   <label for="s"><?php $lang->str('search'); ?></label>	
    <form id="searchform" method="get" action="<?php echo $PHP_SELF; ?>">
 	<div>
 		<input type="text" name="s" id="s" size="15" /><br />
-		<input type="submit" name="submit" value="search" />
+		<input type="submit" name="submit" value="<?php $lang->str('search_button'); ?>" />
 	</div>
 	</form>
  </li>
- <li id="archives">Archives:
+ <li id="archives"><?php $lang->str('archives'); ?>
  	<ul>
 	 <?php get_archives('monthly'); ?>
  	</ul>
@@ -92,18 +92,18 @@ require('wp-blog-header.php');
  <li id="calendar">
 	<?php get_calendar(); ?>
  </li>
- <li id="other">Other:
+ <li id="other"><?php $lang->str('other'); ?>
 	<ul>
-		<li><a href="<?php echo get_settings('siteurl'); ?>/wp-login.php">Login</a></li>
-		<li><a href="<?php echo get_settings('siteurl'); ?>/wp-register.php">Register</a></li>
+		<li><a href="<?php echo get_settings('siteurl'); ?>/wp-login.php"><?php $lang->str('login'); ?></a></li>
+		<li><a href="<?php echo get_settings('siteurl'); ?>/wp-register.php"><?php $lang->str('register'); ?></a></li>
 	</ul>
  </li>
- <li id="meta">Meta:
+ <li id="meta"><?php $lang->str('meta'); ?>
  	<ul>
-		<li><a href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>" title="Syndicate this site using RSS"><abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr> 2.0</a></li>
-		<li><a href="<?php bloginfo('comments_rss2_url'); ?>" title="The latest comments to all posts in RSS">Comments <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr> 2.0</a></li>
-		<li><a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional">Valid <abbr title="eXtensible HyperText Markup Language">XHTML</abbr></a></li>
-		<li><a href="http://wordpress.org" title="Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform">WP</a></li>
+		<li><a href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>" title="<?php $lang->str('rss_2_title'); ?>"><?php $lang->str('rss_2'); ?></a></li>
+		<li><a href="<?php bloginfo('comments_rss2_url'); ?>" title="<?php $lang->str('comments_rss_2_title'); ?>"><?php $lang->str('comments_rss_2'); ?></a></li>
+		<li><a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer" title="<?php $lang->str('valid_xhtml_title'); ?>"><?php $lang->str('valid_xhtml'); ?></a></li>
+		<li><a href="http://wordpress.org" title="<?php $lang->str('powered_by_title'); ?>">WP</a></li>
 	</ul>
  </li>
 
@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@ require('wp-blog-header.php');
 
 </div>
 
-<p class="credit"><!--<?php echo $wpdb->querycount; ?> queries.--> <?php timer_stop(1); ?> || <cite>Powered by <a href="http://wordpress.org" title="Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform"><strong>WordPress</strong></a></cite></p>
+<p class="credit"><!--<?php echo $wpdb->querycount; ?> queries.--> <?php timer_stop(1); ?> || <cite><?php $lang->str('powered_by'); ?> <a href="http://wordpress.org" title="<?php $lang->str('powered_by_title'); ?>"><strong><?php $lang->str('wordpress'); ?></strong></a></cite></p>
 </body>
 </html>
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diff --git a/wp-config-extra.php b/wp-config-extra.php
index d27470ed88..90af3ea1d6 100644
--- a/wp-config-extra.php
+++ b/wp-config-extra.php
@@ -1,31 +1,8 @@
 <?php
-// this file contains customizable arrays for smilies, weekdays and month names.
-
-    
-// the weekdays and the months.. translate them if necessary
-$weekday[0]='Sunday';
-$weekday[1]='Monday';
-$weekday[2]='Tuesday';
-$weekday[3]='Wednesday';
-$weekday[4]='Thursday';
-$weekday[5]='Friday';
-$weekday[6]='Saturday';
-
-// the months, translate them if necessary - note: this isn't active everywhere yet
-$month['01']='January';
-$month['02']='February';
-$month['03']='March';
-$month['04']='April';
-$month['05']='May';
-$month['06']='June';
-$month['07']='July';
-$month['08']='August';
-$month['09']='September';
-$month['10']='October';
-$month['11']='November';
-$month['12']='December';
 
+// this file contains customizable arrays for smilies.
 // here's the conversion table, you can modify it if you know what you're doing
+
 $wpsmiliestrans = array(
     ' :)'        => 'icon_smile.gif',
     ' :D'        => 'icon_biggrin.gif',
diff --git a/wp-includes/languages/english.php b/wp-includes/languages/english.php
index e69de29bb2..cb4aa79f11 100644
--- a/wp-includes/languages/english.php
+++ b/wp-includes/languages/english.php
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?php
+
+// english language file
+
+$lang = new language('WordPress'
+                    ,'http://wordpress.org/'
+                    ,'ISO-8859-I'
+                    ,'English'
+                    );
+
+$lang->strings = array(
+
+"wordpress" => "WordPress"
+
+// Blog template strings
+
+,"archives" => "Archives:"
+,"categories" => "Categories:"
+,"comments_rss_2" => 'Comments <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr> 2.0'
+,"comments_rss_2_title" => "The latest comments to all posts in RSS"
+,"filed_under" => "Filed under:"
+,"login" => "Login"
+,"meta" => "Meta:"
+,"no_posts_matched" => "Sorry, no posts matched your criteria."
+,"other" => "Other:"
+,"powered_by" => "Powered by "
+,"powered_by_title" => "Powered by WordPress, state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform"
+,"register" => "Register"
+,"rss_2" => '<abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr> 2.0'
+,"rss_2_title" => "Syndicate this site using RSS"
+,"search" => "Search:"
+,"search_buttom" => "search"
+,"valid_xhtml" => 'Valid <abbr title="eXtensible HyperText Markup Language">XHTML</abbr>'
+,"valid_xhtml_title" => "This page validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional"
+
+// Admin strings
+
+);
+
+// the weekdays and the months.. translate them if necessary
+$weekday[0]='Sunday';
+$weekday[1]='Monday';
+$weekday[2]='Tuesday';
+$weekday[3]='Wednesday';
+$weekday[4]='Thursday';
+$weekday[5]='Friday';
+$weekday[6]='Saturday';
+
+// the months, translate them if necessary - note: this isn't active everywhere yet
+$month['01']='January';
+$month['02']='February';
+$month['03']='March';
+$month['04']='April';
+$month['05']='May';
+$month['06']='June';
+$month['07']='July';
+$month['08']='August';
+$month['09']='September';
+$month['10']='October';
+$month['11']='November';
+$month['12']='December';
+
+?>
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diff --git a/wp-settings.php b/wp-settings.php
index 4f83cf3062..4d477dcc50 100644
--- a/wp-settings.php
+++ b/wp-settings.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-xmlrpc.php');
 require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-xmlrpcs.php');
 require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/links.php');
 require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/kses.php');
+require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-language.php');
 
 //setup the old globals from b2config.php
 //
@@ -76,4 +77,8 @@ if (!strstr($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'wp-admin/plugins.php') && get_settings('ac
 	}
 }
 
+// temporarily hardcoded, AK
+
+require_once (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/languages/english.php');
+
 ?>
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