diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 4e75c0e283..0da0b0d9bf 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -1207,12 +1207,22 @@ function add_settings_section($id, $title, $callback, $page) {
 	global $wp_settings_sections;
 
 	if ( 'misc' == $page ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ), 'misc' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0',
+			/* translators: %s: misc */
+			sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
+				'misc'
+			)
+		);
 		$page = 'general';
 	}
 
 	if ( 'privacy' == $page ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0', sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ), 'privacy' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0',
+			/* translators: %s: privacy */
+			sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
+				'privacy'
+			)
+		);
 		$page = 'reading';
 	}
 
@@ -1258,12 +1268,22 @@ function add_settings_field($id, $title, $callback, $page, $section = 'default',
 	global $wp_settings_fields;
 
 	if ( 'misc' == $page ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', __( 'The miscellaneous options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0',
+			/* translators: %s: misc */
+			sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
+				'misc'
+			)
+		);
 		$page = 'general';
 	}
 
 	if ( 'privacy' == $page ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0', __( 'The privacy options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0',
+			/* translators: %s: privacy */
+			sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
+				'privacy'
+			)
+		);
 		$page = 'reading';
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
index bf4a0f4175..150ef0a2ef 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ function wp_dropdown_categories( $args = '' ) {
 
 	// Back compat.
 	if ( isset( $args['type'] ) && 'link' == $args['type'] ) {
-		/* translators: 1: "type => link", 2: "taxonomy => link_category" alternative */
 		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0',
+			/* translators: 1: "type => link", 2: "taxonomy => link_category" */
 			sprintf( __( '%1$s is deprecated. Use %2$s instead.' ),
 				'<code>type => link</code>',
 				'<code>taxonomy => link_category</code>'
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/category.php b/src/wp-includes/category.php
index 2ab54a5a94..5b990d34b5 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/category.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/category.php
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ function get_categories( $args = '' ) {
 
 	// Back compat
 	if ( isset($args['type']) && 'link' == $args['type'] ) {
-		/* translators: 1: "type => link", 2: "taxonomy => link_category" alternative */
 		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0',
+			/* translators: 1: "type => link", 2: "taxonomy => link_category" */
 			sprintf( __( '%1$s is deprecated. Use %2$s instead.' ),
 				'<code>type => link</code>',
 				'<code>taxonomy => link_category</code>'
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
index 00a085dfaa..6936345905 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php
@@ -1713,9 +1713,17 @@ class WP_Query {
 		$page = 1;
 
 		if ( isset( $q['caller_get_posts'] ) ) {
-			_deprecated_argument( 'WP_Query', '3.1.0', __( '"caller_get_posts" is deprecated. Use "ignore_sticky_posts" instead.' ) );
-			if ( !isset( $q['ignore_sticky_posts'] ) )
+			_deprecated_argument( 'WP_Query', '3.1.0',
+				/* translators: 1: caller_get_posts, 2: ignore_sticky_posts */
+				sprintf( __( '%1$s is deprecated. Use %2$s instead.' ),
+					'<code>caller_get_posts</code>',
+					'<code>ignore_sticky_posts</code>'
+				)
+			);
+
+			if ( ! isset( $q['ignore_sticky_posts'] ) ) {
 				$q['ignore_sticky_posts'] = $q['caller_get_posts'];
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ( !isset( $q['ignore_sticky_posts'] ) )
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/option.php b/src/wp-includes/option.php
index 67df23f9db..d58ae6983f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/option.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/option.php
@@ -1913,12 +1913,22 @@ function register_setting( $option_group, $option_name, $args = array() ) {
 	}
 
 	if ( 'misc' == $option_group ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ), 'misc' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0',
+			/* translators: %s: misc */
+			sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
+				'misc'
+			)
+		);
 		$option_group = 'general';
 	}
 
 	if ( 'privacy' == $option_group ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0', sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ), 'privacy' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0',
+			/* translators: %s: privacy */
+			sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
+				'privacy'
+			)
+		);
 		$option_group = 'reading';
 	}
 
@@ -1949,12 +1959,22 @@ function unregister_setting( $option_group, $option_name, $deprecated = '' ) {
 	global $new_whitelist_options, $wp_registered_settings;
 
 	if ( 'misc' == $option_group ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ), 'misc' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0',
+			/* translators: %s: misc */
+			sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
+				'misc'
+			)
+		);
 		$option_group = 'general';
 	}
 
 	if ( 'privacy' == $option_group ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0', sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ), 'privacy' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '3.5.0',
+			/* translators: %s: privacy */
+			sprintf( __( 'The "%s" options group has been removed. Use another settings group.' ),
+				'privacy'
+			)
+		);
 		$option_group = 'reading';
 	}
 
@@ -1963,7 +1983,13 @@ function unregister_setting( $option_group, $option_name, $deprecated = '' ) {
 		unset( $new_whitelist_options[ $option_group ][ $pos ] );
 	}
 	if ( '' !== $deprecated ) {
-		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '4.7.0', __( '$sanitize_callback is deprecated. The callback from register_setting() is used instead.' ) );
+		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '4.7.0',
+			/* translators: 1: $sanitize_callback, 2: register_setting() */
+			sprintf( __( '%1$s is deprecated. The callback from %2$s is used instead.' ),
+				'<code>$sanitize_callback</code>',
+				'<code>register_setting()</code>'
+			)
+		);
 		remove_filter( "sanitize_option_{$option_name}", $deprecated );
 	}