diff --git a/wp-admin/js/utils.dev.js b/wp-admin/js/utils.dev.js
index 3f6925bfe..30446c1de 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/utils.dev.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/utils.dev.js
@@ -1,26 +1,4 @@
 // utility functions
-function convertEntities(o) {
-	var c, v;
-	c = function(s) {
-		if (/&[^;]+;/.test(s)) {
-			var e = document.createElement("div");
-			e.innerHTML = s;
-			return !e.firstChild ? s : e.firstChild.nodeValue;
-		}
-		return s;
-	}
-
-	if ( typeof o === 'string' ) {
-		return c(o);
-	} else if ( typeof o === 'object' ) {
-		for (v in o) {
-			if ( typeof o[v] === 'string' ) {
-				o[v] = c(o[v]);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return o;
-}
 
 var wpCookies = {
 // The following functions are from Cookie.js class in TinyMCE, Moxiecode, used under LGPL.
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/utils.js b/wp-admin/js/utils.js
index 13a06d3a0..598c2db37 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/utils.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/utils.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-function convertEntities(b){var d,a;d=function(c){if(/&[^;]+;/.test(c)){var f=document.createElement("div");f.innerHTML=c;return !f.firstChild?c:f.firstChild.nodeValue}return c};if(typeof b==="string"){return d(b)}else{if(typeof b==="object"){for(a in b){if(typeof b[a]==="string"){b[a]=d(b[a])}}}}return b}var wpCookies={each:function(d,a,c){var e,b;if(!d){return 0}c=c||d;if(typeof(d.length)!="undefined"){for(e=0,b=d.length;e<b;e++){if(a.call(c,d[e],e,d)===false){return 0}}}else{for(e in d){if(d.hasOwnProperty(e)){if(a.call(c,d[e],e,d)===false){return 0}}}}return 1},getHash:function(c){var a=this.get(c),b;if(a){this.each(a.split("&"),function(d){d=d.split("=");b=b||{};b[d[0]]=d[1]})}return b},setHash:function(i,a,f,c,h,b){var g="";this.each(a,function(e,d){g+=(!g?"":"&")+d+"="+e});this.set(i,g,f,c,h,b)},get:function(h){var g=document.cookie,f,d=h+"=",a;if(!g){return}a=g.indexOf("; "+d);if(a==-1){a=g.indexOf(d);if(a!=0){return null}}else{a+=2}f=g.indexOf(";",a);if(f==-1){f=g.length}return decodeURIComponent(g.substring(a+d.length,f))},set:function(h,a,f,c,g,b){document.cookie=h+"="+encodeURIComponent(a)+((f)?"; expires="+f.toGMTString():"")+((c)?"; path="+c:"")+((g)?"; domain="+g:"")+((b)?"; secure":"")},remove:function(c,a){var b=new Date();b.setTime(b.getTime()-1000);this.set(c,"",b,a,b)}};function getUserSetting(a,b){var c=getAllUserSettings();if(c.hasOwnProperty(a)){return c[a]}if(typeof b!="undefined"){return b}return""}function setUserSetting(a,i,k){if("object"!==typeof userSettings){return false}var h="wp-settings-"+userSettings.uid,e=wpCookies.getHash(h)||{},g=new Date(),b,f=a.toString().replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_]/,""),j=i.toString().replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_]/,"");if(k){delete e[f]}else{e[f]=j}g.setTime(g.getTime()+31536000000);b=userSettings.url;wpCookies.setHash(h,e,g,b);wpCookies.set("wp-settings-time-"+userSettings.uid,userSettings.time,g,b);return a}function deleteUserSetting(a){return setUserSetting(a,"",1)}function getAllUserSettings(){if("object"!==typeof userSettings){return{}}return wpCookies.getHash("wp-settings-"+userSettings.uid)||{}};
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+var wpCookies={each:function(d,a,c){var e,b;if(!d){return 0}c=c||d;if(typeof(d.length)!="undefined"){for(e=0,b=d.length;e<b;e++){if(a.call(c,d[e],e,d)===false){return 0}}}else{for(e in d){if(d.hasOwnProperty(e)){if(a.call(c,d[e],e,d)===false){return 0}}}}return 1},getHash:function(c){var a=this.get(c),b;if(a){this.each(a.split("&"),function(d){d=d.split("=");b=b||{};b[d[0]]=d[1]})}return b},setHash:function(i,a,f,c,h,b){var g="";this.each(a,function(e,d){g+=(!g?"":"&")+d+"="+e});this.set(i,g,f,c,h,b)},get:function(h){var g=document.cookie,f,d=h+"=",a;if(!g){return}a=g.indexOf("; "+d);if(a==-1){a=g.indexOf(d);if(a!=0){return null}}else{a+=2}f=g.indexOf(";",a);if(f==-1){f=g.length}return decodeURIComponent(g.substring(a+d.length,f))},set:function(h,a,f,c,g,b){document.cookie=h+"="+encodeURIComponent(a)+((f)?"; expires="+f.toGMTString():"")+((c)?"; path="+c:"")+((g)?"; domain="+g:"")+((b)?"; secure":"")},remove:function(c,a){var b=new Date();b.setTime(b.getTime()-1000);this.set(c,"",b,a,b)}};function getUserSetting(a,b){var c=getAllUserSettings();if(c.hasOwnProperty(a)){return c[a]}if(typeof b!="undefined"){return b}return""}function setUserSetting(a,i,k){if("object"!==typeof userSettings){return false}var h="wp-settings-"+userSettings.uid,e=wpCookies.getHash(h)||{},g=new Date(),b,f=a.toString().replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_]/,""),j=i.toString().replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9_]/,"");if(k){delete e[f]}else{e[f]=j}g.setTime(g.getTime()+31536000000);b=userSettings.url;wpCookies.setHash(h,e,g,b);wpCookies.set("wp-settings-time-"+userSettings.uid,userSettings.time,g,b);return a}function deleteUserSetting(a){return setUserSetting(a,"",1)}function getAllUserSettings(){if("object"!==typeof userSettings){return{}}return wpCookies.getHash("wp-settings-"+userSettings.uid)||{}};
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diff --git a/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php b/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php
index 45d2e54cb..e9c8dea7d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class.wp-scripts.php
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ class WP_Scripts extends WP_Dependencies {
 		if ( ! $this->default_dirs )
 			return true;
 
+		if ( 0 === strpos( $src, '/wp-includes/js/l10n' ) )
+			return false;
+			
 		foreach ( (array) $this->default_dirs as $test ) {
 			if ( 0 === strpos($src, $test) )
 				return true;
diff --git a/wp-includes/js/l10n.dev.js b/wp-includes/js/l10n.dev.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96fca671e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-includes/js/l10n.dev.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+//Used to ensure that Entities used in L10N strings are correct
+function convertEntities(o) {
+	var c, v;
+	c = function(s) {
+		if (/&[^;]+;/.test(s)) {
+			var e = document.createElement("div");
+			e.innerHTML = s;
+			return !e.firstChild ? s : e.firstChild.nodeValue;
+		}
+		return s;
+	}
+
+	if ( typeof o === 'string' ) {
+		return c(o);
+	} else if ( typeof o === 'object' ) {
+		for (v in o) {
+			if ( typeof o[v] === 'string' ) {
+				o[v] = c(o[v]);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return o;
+}
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diff --git a/wp-includes/js/l10n.js b/wp-includes/js/l10n.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db2e81475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-includes/js/l10n.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+function convertEntities(b){var d,a;d=function(c){if(/&[^;]+;/.test(c)){var f=document.createElement("div");f.innerHTML=c;return !f.firstChild?c:f.firstChild.nodeValue}return c};if(typeof b==="string"){return d(b)}else{if(typeof b==="object"){for(a in b){if(typeof b[a]==="string"){b[a]=d(b[a])}}}}return b};
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diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index ca1e6d157..e6933062d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 	$suffix = defined('SCRIPT_DEBUG') && SCRIPT_DEBUG ? '.dev' : '';
 
-	$scripts->add( 'utils', "/wp-admin/js/utils$suffix.js", false, '20090102' );
+	// Always ensure that we have the convertEntities function
+	$scripts->add( 'l10n', "/wp-includes/js/l10n$suffix.js", false, '20101110' );
+	$scripts->enqueue( 'l10n' );
+	
+	$scripts->add( 'utils', "/wp-admin/js/utils$suffix.js", false, '20101110' );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'common', "/wp-admin/js/common$suffix.js", array('jquery', 'hoverIntent', 'utils'), '20101007' );
 	$scripts->add_data( 'common', 'group', 1 );
@@ -622,6 +626,7 @@ function print_head_scripts() {
 		$wp_scripts = new WP_Scripts();
 
 	script_concat_settings();
+	$wp_scripts->do_item( 'l10n' );
 	$wp_scripts->do_concat = $concatenate_scripts;
 	$wp_scripts->do_head_items();