diff --git a/src/editor/EditorStatusBar.js b/src/editor/EditorStatusBar.js
index 17c904596..0cd51dd34 100644
--- a/src/editor/EditorStatusBar.js
+++ b/src/editor/EditorStatusBar.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                 "usage"
             );
             selStr = StringUtils.format(Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_MULTIPLE, sels.length);
-            shortSelStr = StringUtils.format(Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_MULTIPLE_SHORT, sels.length);
+            shortSelStr = StringUtils.format(Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_MULTIPLE_SHORT_DO_NOT_TRANSLATE, sels.length);
         } else if (editor.hasSelection()) {
             const sel = sels[0];
             if (sel.start.line !== sel.end.line) {
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ define(function (require, exports, module) {
                 }
                 selStr = _formatCountable(lines, Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_LINE_SINGULAR,
                     Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_LINE_PLURAL);
-                shortSelStr = StringUtils.format(Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_SHORT, lines);
+                shortSelStr = StringUtils.format(Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_SHORT_DO_NOT_TRANSLATE, lines);
             } else {
                 // end ch is exclusive always
                 const cols = editor.getColOffset(sel.end) - editor.getColOffset(sel.start);
                 selStr = _formatCountable(cols, Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_CH_SINGULAR,
                     Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_CH_PLURAL);
-                shortSelStr = StringUtils.format(Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_SHORT, cols);
+                shortSelStr = StringUtils.format(Strings.STATUSBAR_SELECTION_SHORT_DO_NOT_TRANSLATE, cols);
             }
         }
         $cursorInfo.text(cursorStrShort + shortSelStr);
diff --git a/src/nls/root/strings.js b/src/nls/root/strings.js
index 0d8de45a4..69eec42fe 100644
--- a/src/nls/root/strings.js
+++ b/src/nls/root/strings.js
@@ -391,13 +391,13 @@ define({
     "STATUSBAR_CURSOR_POSITION": "Line {0}, Column {1}",
     "STATUSBAR_CURSOR_POSITION_SHORT": "{0} : {1}",
     "STATUSBAR_CURSOR_GOTO": "Click to Go To another :Line",
-    "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_SHORT": " \u2014 Sel {0}",
+    "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_SHORT_DO_NOT_TRANSLATE": " \u2014 Sel {0}",
     "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_CH_SINGULAR": " \u2014 Selected {0} column",
     "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_CH_PLURAL": " \u2014 Selected {0} columns",
     "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_LINE_SINGULAR": " \u2014 Selected {0} line",
     "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_LINE_PLURAL": " \u2014 Selected {0} lines",
-    "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_MULTIPLE": " \u2014 {0} Multi Cursor selections",
-    "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_MULTIPLE_SHORT": " \u2014 Mul {0}",
+    "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_MULTIPLE": " \u2014 {0} Multiple Cursor selections",
+    "STATUSBAR_SELECTION_MULTIPLE_SHORT_DO_NOT_TRANSLATE": " \u2014 Mul {0}",
     "STATUSBAR_INDENT_TOOLTIP_SPACES": "Click to switch indentation to spaces",
     "STATUSBAR_INDENT_TOOLTIP_TABS": "Click to switch indentation to tabs",
     "STATUSBAR_INDENT_SIZE_TOOLTIP_SPACES": "Click to change number of spaces used when indenting",