diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
index c51d41bc8e..076ee7d538 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php
@@ -664,16 +664,16 @@ class WP_Posts_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 
 				$actions = array();
 				if ( $can_edit_post && 'trash' != $post->post_status ) {
-					$actions['edit'] = '<a href="' . get_edit_post_link( $post->ID, true ) . '" title="' . esc_attr( __( 'Edit this item' ) ) . '">' . __( 'Edit' ) . '</a>';
-					$actions['inline hide-if-no-js'] = '<a href="#" class="editinline" title="' . esc_attr( __( 'Edit this item inline' ) ) . '">' . __( 'Quick&nbsp;Edit' ) . '</a>';
+					$actions['edit'] = '<a href="' . get_edit_post_link( $post->ID, true ) . '" title="' . esc_attr__( 'Edit this item' ) . '">' . __( 'Edit' ) . '</a>';
+					$actions['inline hide-if-no-js'] = '<a href="#" class="editinline" title="' . esc_attr__( 'Edit this item inline' ) . '">' . __( 'Quick&nbsp;Edit' ) . '</a>';
 				}
 				if ( current_user_can( 'delete_post', $post->ID ) ) {
 					if ( 'trash' == $post->post_status )
-						$actions['untrash'] = "<a title='" . esc_attr( __( 'Restore this item from the Trash' ) ) . "' href='" . wp_nonce_url( admin_url( sprintf( $post_type_object->_edit_link . '&amp;action=untrash', $post->ID ) ), 'untrash-post_' . $post->ID ) . "'>" . __( 'Restore' ) . "</a>";
+						$actions['untrash'] = "<a title='" . esc_attr__( 'Restore this item from the Trash' ) . "' href='" . wp_nonce_url( admin_url( sprintf( $post_type_object->_edit_link . '&amp;action=untrash', $post->ID ) ), 'untrash-post_' . $post->ID ) . "'>" . __( 'Restore' ) . "</a>";
 					elseif ( EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS )
-						$actions['trash'] = "<a class='submitdelete' title='" . esc_attr( __( 'Move this item to the Trash' ) ) . "' href='" . get_delete_post_link( $post->ID ) . "'>" . __( 'Trash' ) . "</a>";
+						$actions['trash'] = "<a class='submitdelete' title='" . esc_attr__( 'Move this item to the Trash' ) . "' href='" . get_delete_post_link( $post->ID ) . "'>" . __( 'Trash' ) . "</a>";
 					if ( 'trash' == $post->post_status || !EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS )
-						$actions['delete'] = "<a class='submitdelete' title='" . esc_attr( __( 'Delete this item permanently' ) ) . "' href='" . get_delete_post_link( $post->ID, '', true ) . "'>" . __( 'Delete Permanently' ) . "</a>";
+						$actions['delete'] = "<a class='submitdelete' title='" . esc_attr__( 'Delete this item permanently' ) . "' href='" . get_delete_post_link( $post->ID, '', true ) . "'>" . __( 'Delete Permanently' ) . "</a>";
 				}
 				if ( $post_type_object->public ) {
 					if ( in_array( $post->post_status, array( 'pending', 'draft', 'future' ) ) ) {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/press-this.php b/src/wp-admin/press-this.php
index 5daa2f9bbd..09548bad09 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/press-this.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/press-this.php
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ if ( !empty($_REQUEST['ajax']) ) {
 			</div>
 
 			<p class="centered">
-				<input type="hidden" name="this_photo" value="<?php echo esc_attr($image); ?>" id="tb_this_photo" class="tb_this_photo" />
+				<input type="hidden" name="this_photo" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $image ); ?>" id="tb_this_photo" class="tb_this_photo" />
 				<a href="#" class="select">
-					<img src="<?php echo esc_url($image); ?>" alt="<?php echo esc_attr(__('Click to insert.')); ?>" title="<?php echo esc_attr(__('Click to insert.')); ?>" />
+					<img src="<?php echo esc_url( $image ); ?>" alt="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Click to insert.' ); ?>" title="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Click to insert.' ); ?>" />
 				</a>
 			</p>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/themes.php b/src/wp-admin/themes.php
index 4ca20360a1..5a4dc2c20f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/themes.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/themes.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' );
 	<h2><?php esc_html_e( 'Themes' ); ?>
 		<span class="title-count theme-count"><?php echo count( $themes ); ?></span>
 	<?php if ( ! is_multisite() && current_user_can( 'install_themes' ) ) : ?>
-		<a href="<?php echo admin_url( 'theme-install.php' ); ?>" class="hide-if-no-js add-new-h2"><?php echo esc_html( _x( 'Add New', 'Add new theme' ) ); ?></a>
+		<a href="<?php echo admin_url( 'theme-install.php' ); ?>" class="hide-if-no-js add-new-h2"><?php echo esc_html_x( 'Add New', 'Add new theme' ); ?></a>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	</h2>
 <?php
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php b/src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
index f4a6790711..7ad17f3c1e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/default-widgets.php
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class WP_Widget_Archives extends WP_Widget {
 		if ( $d ) {
 ?>
 		<select name="archive-dropdown" onchange='document.location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;'>
-			<option value=""><?php echo esc_attr( __( 'Select Month' ) ); ?></option>
+			<option value=""><?php esc_attr_e( 'Select Month' ); ?></option>
 
 			<?php
 			/**
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 6d46daf7d5..9c0bfb31d3 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 	$scripts->add( 'quicktags', "/wp-includes/js/quicktags$suffix.js", array(), false, 1 );
 	did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize( 'quicktags', 'quicktagsL10n', array(
-		'closeAllOpenTags' => esc_attr(__('Close all open tags')),
-		'closeTags' => esc_attr(__('close tags')),
-		'enterURL' => __('Enter the URL'),
-		'enterImageURL' => __('Enter the URL of the image'),
-		'enterImageDescription' => __('Enter a description of the image'),
-		'fullscreen' => __('fullscreen'),
-		'toggleFullscreen' => esc_attr( __('Toggle fullscreen mode') ),
-		'textdirection' => esc_attr( __('text direction') ),
-		'toggleTextdirection' => esc_attr( __('Toggle Editor Text Direction') )
+		'closeAllOpenTags'      => esc_attr__( 'Close all open tags' ),
+		'closeTags'             => esc_attr__( 'close tags' ),
+		'enterURL'              => __( 'Enter the URL' ),
+		'enterImageURL'         => __( 'Enter the URL of the image' ),
+		'enterImageDescription' => __( 'Enter a description of the image' ),
+		'fullscreen'            => __( 'fullscreen' ),
+		'toggleFullscreen'      => esc_attr__( 'Toggle fullscreen mode' ),
+		'textdirection'         => esc_attr__( 'text direction' ),
+		'toggleTextdirection'   => esc_attr__( 'Toggle Editor Text Direction' )
 	) );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'colorpicker', "/wp-includes/js/colorpicker$suffix.js", array('prototype'), '3517m' );