diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-comments.php b/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
index 0884094fba..83603f06ae 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ $num_comments = wp_count_comments();
 //, number_format_i18n($num_comments->moderated) ), "<span class='comment-count'>" . number_format_i18n($num_comments->moderated) . "</span>"),
 //, number_format_i18n($num_comments->spam) ), "<span class='spam-comment-count'>" . number_format_i18n($num_comments->spam) . "</span>")
 $stati = array(
-		'moderated' => __ngettext_noop('Awaiting Moderation <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Awaiting Moderation <span class="count">(%s)</span>'),
+		'moderated' => __ngettext_noop('Pending <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Pending <span class="count">(%s)</span>'),
 		'approved' => __ngettext_noop('Approved', 'Approved'), // singular not used
 		'spam' => __ngettext_noop('Spam <span class="count">(%s)</span>', 'Spam <span class="count">(%s)</span>')
 	);
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
index 6832a73ae2..b588fc9893 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $url = attribute_escape( $comment->comment_author_url );
 
 <div class="misc-pub-section" id="comment-status-radio">
 <label class="approved"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '1' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="1" /><?php _e('Approved') ?></label><br />
-<label class="waiting"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '0' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="0" /><?php _e('Awaiting Moderation') ?></label><br />
+<label class="waiting"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '0' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="0" /><?php _e('Pending') ?></label><br />
 <label class="spam"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, 'spam' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="spam" /><?php echo _c('Spam|verb'); ?></label>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 4f119807e8..b7c22b7206 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_right_now() {
 	if ( current_user_can( 'moderate_comments' ) )
 		$num = "<a href='edit-comments.php?comment_status=moderated'>$num</a>";
 	echo '<td class="b b-waiting">'.$num.'</td>';
-	echo '<td class="last t waiting">' . __ngettext( 'Awaiting Moderation', 'Awaiting Moderation', $num_comm['awaiting_moderation'] ) . '</td>';
+	echo '<td class="last t waiting">' . __ngettext( 'Pending', 'Pending', $num_comm['awaiting_moderation'] ) . '</td>';
 
 	echo "</tr>";
 	do_action('right_now_table_end');
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
 			<?php if ( !$comment->comment_type || 'comment' == $comment->comment_type ) : ?>
 
 			<?php echo get_avatar( $comment, 50 ); ?>
-			<h4 class="comment-meta"><?php printf( __( 'From %1$s on %2$s%3$s' ), '<cite class="comment-author">' . get_comment_author_link() . '</cite>', $comment_post_link, ' <span class="approve">' . __( '[Awaiting Moderation]' ) . '</span>' ); ?></h4>
+			<h4 class="comment-meta"><?php printf( __( 'From %1$s on %2$s%3$s' ), '<cite class="comment-author">' . get_comment_author_link() . '</cite>', $comment_post_link, ' <span class="approve">' . __( '[Pending]' ) . '</span>' ); ?></h4>
 
 			<?php
 			else :