diff --git a/config.cpp b/config.cpp
index 21aee104..6bc8ca30 100644
--- a/config.cpp
+++ b/config.cpp
@@ -1391,9 +1391,9 @@ EX void edit_sightrange() {
 
 EX void menuitem_sightrange_style(char c IS('c')) {
   dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("draw range based on"), 
-    XLAT(vid.use_smart_range == 0 ? "distance" :
-    vid.use_smart_range == 1 ? "size (no gen)" :
-    "size"),
+    vid.use_smart_range == 0 ? XLAT("distance") :
+    vid.use_smart_range == 1 ? XLAT("size (no gen)") :
+    XLAT("size"),
     c
     );
   dialog::add_action_push([] {
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ EX void showJoyConfig() {
   dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("first joystick position (movement)"), its(joyx)+","+its(joyy), 0);
   dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("second joystick position (panning)"), its(panjoyx)+","+its(panjoyy), 0);
   
-  dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("joystick mode"), XLAT(autojoy ? "automatic" : "manual"), 'p');
+  dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("joystick mode"), autojoy ? XLAT("automatic") : XLAT("manual"), 'p');
   if(getcstat == 'p') {
     if(autojoy) 
       mouseovers = XLAT("joystick mode: automatic (release the joystick to move)");
diff --git a/debug.cpp b/debug.cpp
index beb585b5..185ec44a 100644
--- a/debug.cpp
+++ b/debug.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ struct debugScreen {
     gamescreen(0);
     getcstat = '-';
 
-    dialog::init(XLAT(show_debug_data ? "debug values" : "internal details"));
+    dialog::init(show_debug_data ? XLAT("debug values") : XLAT("internal details"));
     
     for(auto& p: drawbugs)
       drawBug(p.first, p.second);
diff --git a/expansion.cpp b/expansion.cpp
index e87fea76..a65f8119 100644
--- a/expansion.cpp
+++ b/expansion.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ EX void viewdist_configure_dialog() {
   dialog::addItem(XLAT("move the player"), 'm');
   dialog::add_action([] () { show_distance_lists = false; popScreenAll(); });
   
-  dialog::addItem(XLAT(distance_from ? "show number of descendants by distance" : "show number of cells by distance"), 'l');
+  dialog::addItem(distance_from ? XLAT("show number of descendants by distance") : XLAT("show number of cells by distance"), 'l');
   dialog::add_action([] () { show_distance_lists = true; popScreenAll(); });
 
   dialog::display();
diff --git a/geom-exp.cpp b/geom-exp.cpp
index 1c70972f..e90c9640 100644
--- a/geom-exp.cpp
+++ b/geom-exp.cpp
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ void set_or_configure_geometry(eGeometry g) {
   else {
     if(among(g, gProduct, gRotSpace)) {
       if(WDIM == 3 || (g == gRotSpace && euclid)) {
-        addMessage(XLAT(          
+        addMessage(
           g == gRotSpace ?
-            "Only works with 2D non-Euclidean geometries"
-          : "Only works with 2D geometries"
-            ));
+            XLAT("Only works with 2D non-Euclidean geometries")
+          : XLAT("Only works with 2D geometries")
+            );
         return;
         }
       if(g == gRotSpace) {
@@ -980,10 +980,10 @@ EX void showEuclideanMenu() {
     auto r = rots::underlying_scale;
     dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("view the underlying geometry"), r > 0 ? fts(r)+"x" : ONOFF(false), '6');
     dialog::add_action([] {
-      dialog::editNumber(rots::underlying_scale, 0, 1, 0.05, 0.25, XLAT("view the underlying geometry"),
-        XLAT(
-          geometry == gRotSpace ? "The space you are currently in is the space of rotations of the underlying hyperbolic or spherical geometry. "
-            : "You are currently in a product space.") +
+      dialog::editNumber(rots::underlying_scale, 0, 1, 0.05, 0.25, XLAT("view the underlying geometry"),        
+        geometry == gRotSpace ? 
+          XLAT("The space you are currently in is the space of rotations of the underlying hyperbolic or spherical geometry. ")
+        : XLAT("You are currently in a product space.") +
         XLAT(
           "This option lets you see the underlying space. Lands and some walls (e.g. in the Graveyard) are based on "
           "the respective features in the underlying world, but details such as monsters or items are ignored."
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ EX void showEuclideanMenu() {
     }
 
   if(geometry_has_alt_mine_rule()) {
-    dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("adjacency rule"), XLAT(mine_adjacency_rule ? "vertex" : WDIM == 3 ? "face" : "edge"), 'M');
+    dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("adjacency rule"), mine_adjacency_rule ? XLAT("vertex") : WDIM == 3 ? XLAT("face") : XLAT("edge"), 'M');
     dialog::add_action([] {
       stop_game();
       mine_adjacency_rule = !mine_adjacency_rule;
diff --git a/goldberg.cpp b/goldberg.cpp
index dedc4d3e..c9f6a9b7 100644
--- a/goldberg.cpp
+++ b/goldberg.cpp
@@ -760,10 +760,10 @@ EX namespace gp {
         });
       }
 
-    dialog::lastItem().value = S3 == 3 ? "GP(1,1)" : XLAT(BITRUNCATED ? "ON" : "OFF");
+    dialog::lastItem().value = S3 == 3 ? "GP(1,1)" : ONOFF(BITRUNCATED);
 
     if(min_quality == 0 || min_quality_chess) {
-      dialog::addBoolItem(XLAT(S3 == 3 ? "chamfered" : "expanded"), univ_param() == loc(2,0) && GOLDBERG, 'c');
+      dialog::addBoolItem(S3 == 3 ? XLAT("chamfered") : XLAT("expanded"), univ_param() == loc(2,0) && GOLDBERG, 'c');
       dialog::lastItem().value = "GP(2,0)";
       dialog::add_action_confirmed([] { 
         whirl_set(loc(2, 0));
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index b0a8bc56..7f77c99f 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -5190,8 +5190,8 @@ EX void gamescreen(int _darken) {
       drawCircle(xfire, yb, rad/2, 0xFF0000FF);
       }
     else {
-      if(!haveMobileCompass()) displayabutton(-1, +1, XLAT(andmode == 0 && useRangedOrb ? "FIRE" : andmode == 0 && WDIM == 3 && wclick ? "WAIT" : "MOVE"),  andmode == 0 ? BTON : BTOFF);
-      displayabutton(+1, +1, rug::rugged ? "RUG" : XLAT(andmode == 1 ? "BACK" : GDIM == 3 ? "CAM" : "DRAG"),  andmode == 1 ? BTON : BTOFF);
+      if(!haveMobileCompass()) displayabutton(-1, +1, andmode == 0 && useRangedOrb ? XLAT("FIRE") : andmode == 0 && WDIM == 3 && wclick ? XLAT("WAIT") : XLAT("MOVE"),  andmode == 0 ? BTON : BTOFF);
+      displayabutton(+1, +1, rug::rugged ? XLAT("RUG") :andmode == 1 ?  XLAT("BACK") : GDIM == 3 ? XLAT("CAM") : XLAT("DRAG"),  andmode == 1 ? BTON : BTOFF);
       }
     displayabutton(-1, -1, XLAT("INFO"),  andmode == 12 ? BTON : BTOFF);
     displayabutton(+1, -1, XLAT("MENU"), andmode == 3 ? BTON : BTOFF);
@@ -5244,7 +5244,7 @@ EX void normalscreen() {
   keyhandler = handleKeyNormal;
 
   if(!playerfound && !anims::any_on() && !sphere && !no_find_player && mapeditor::drawplayer)
-    displayButton(current_display->xcenter, current_display->ycenter, XLAT(mousing ? "find the player" : "press SPACE to find the player"), ' ', 8);
+    displayButton(current_display->xcenter, current_display->ycenter, mousing ? XLAT("find the player") : XLAT("press SPACE to find the player"), ' ', 8);
 
   describeMouseover();
   }
diff --git a/help.cpp b/help.cpp
index 805c99bd..6352e7d1 100644
--- a/help.cpp
+++ b/help.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ EX string generateHelpForItem(eItem it) {
     for(int i=0; i<ittypes; i++) {
       eItem it2 = eItem(i);
       if(isEmpathyOrb(it2)) {
-        help += XLAT(cnt ? ", %1" : " %1", it2);
+        help += cnt ? XLAT(", %1", it2) : XLAT(" %1", it2);
         cnt++;
         }
       }
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ EX string generateHelpForItem(eItem it) {
       for(int i=0; i<landtypes; i++) {
         eLand land = eLand(i);
         if(isLuckyLand(land)) {
-          help += XLAT(cnt ? ", %1" : " %1", land);
+          help += cnt ? XLAT(", %1", land) : XLAT(" %1", land);
           cnt++;
           }
         }
diff --git a/hprint.cpp b/hprint.cpp
index 53bd715e..d7d2c23e 100644
--- a/hprint.cpp
+++ b/hprint.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ EX string index_pointer(void *v) {
   }
 
 #if HDR
-inline string ONOFF(bool b) { return XLAT(b ? "ON" : "OFF"); }
+inline string ONOFF(bool b) { return b ? XLAT("ON") : XLAT("OFF"); }
 
 struct hstream {
   virtual void write_char(char c) = 0;
diff --git a/inventory.cpp b/inventory.cpp
index b54406e7..75e65c5a 100644
--- a/inventory.cpp
+++ b/inventory.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ EX namespace inv {
     orbmap.clear();
     which = itNone;
         
-    if(plain) dialog::init(XLAT(mirroring ? "mirror what?" : "inventory"), forecolor, 150, 100);
+    if(plain) dialog::init(mirroring ? XLAT("mirror what?") : XLAT("inventory"), forecolor, 150, 100);
     
     int j = 0, oc = 6;
 
diff --git a/irregular.cpp b/irregular.cpp
index 317a16bb..83a2c1fe 100644
--- a/irregular.cpp
+++ b/irregular.cpp
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ void show_gridmaker() {
   for(int i=0; i<5; i++)
     dialog::addInfo(status[i]);
   dialog::addBreak(100);
-  dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("activate"), XLAT(runlevel == 10 ? "ready" : "wait..."), 'f');
+  dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("activate"), runlevel == 10 ? XLAT("ready") : XLAT("wait..."), 'f');
   if(runlevel == 10) dialog::add_action(start_game_on_created_map);
   dialog::addItem(XLAT("cancel"), 'c');
   dialog::add_action(cancel_map_creation);
diff --git a/mapeditor.cpp b/mapeditor.cpp
index 37d3fbea..d3157d3b 100644
--- a/mapeditor.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor.cpp
@@ -1845,14 +1845,14 @@ EX namespace mapeditor {
         displayButton(8, 8+fs*2, line2 + XLAT(" (r = complex tesselations)"), 'r', 0);
       else
         displayfr(8, 8+fs*2, 2, vid.fsize, line2, 0xC0C0C0, 0);
-      displayButton(8, 8+fs*3, XLAT(GDIM == 3 ? "l = color group: %1" : "l = layers: %1", its(dslayer)), 'l', 0);
+      displayButton(8, 8+fs*3, GDIM == 3 ? XLAT("l = color group: %1", its(dslayer)) : XLAT("l = layers: %1", its(dslayer)), 'l', 0);
       }
 
     if(us && isize(us->d[dslayer].list)) {
       usershapelayer& ds(us->d[dslayer]);
       if(!EDITING_TRIANGLES) {
         displayButton(8, 8+fs*4, XLAT("1-9 = rotations: %1", its(ds.rots)), '1' + (ds.rots % 9), 0);
-        displayButton(8, 8+fs*5, XLAT(ds.sym ? "0 = symmetry" : "0 = asymmetry"), '0', 0);
+        displayButton(8, 8+fs*5, ds.sym ? XLAT("0 = symmetry") : XLAT("0 = asymmetry"), '0', 0);
         }
 
       displayfr(8, 8+fs*7, 2, vid.fsize, XLAT("%1 vertices", its(isize(ds.list))), 0xC0C0C0, 0);
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ EX namespace mapeditor {
           displayButton(8, 8+fs*9, XLAT("m = move v"), 'm', 0);
           displayButton(8, 8+fs*10, XLAT("d = delete v"), 'd', 0);
           }
-        displaymm('c', 8, 8+fs*11, 2, vid.fsize, XLAT(autochoose ? "autochoose" : "c = choose"), 0);
+        displaymm('c', 8, 8+fs*11, 2, vid.fsize, autochoose ? XLAT("autochoose") : XLAT("c = choose"), 0);
         displayButton(8, 8+fs*12, XLAT("b = switch auto"), 'b', 0);
         }
       else {
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ EX namespace mapeditor {
       }
 #if CAP_TEXTURE
     else if(freedraw) {
-      displayButton(8, 8+fs*2, XLAT(texture::texturesym ? "0 = symmetry" : "0 = asymmetry"), '0', 0);
+      displayButton(8, 8+fs*2, texture::texturesym ? XLAT("0 = symmetry") : XLAT("0 = asymmetry"), '0', 0);
       if(mousekey == 'g')
         displayButton(8, 8+fs*16, XLAT("p = grid color"), 'p', 0);
       else
@@ -1916,11 +1916,11 @@ EX namespace mapeditor {
       }
     
     if(GDIM == 3)
-      displayfr(8, 8+fs*19, 2, vid.fsize, XLAT(front_config == eFront::sphere_camera ? "z = camera" : front_config == eFront::sphere_center ? "z = spheres" : 
-        nonisotropic && front_config == eFront::equidistants ? "Z =" :
-        nonisotropic && front_config == eFront::const_x ? "X =" :
-        nonisotropic && front_config == eFront::const_y ? "Y =" :
-        "z = equi") + " " + fts(front_edit), 0xC0C0C0, 0);
+      displayfr(8, 8+fs*19, 2, vid.fsize, (front_config == eFront::sphere_camera ? XLAT("z = camera") : front_config == eFront::sphere_center ? XLAT("z = spheres") : 
+        nonisotropic && front_config == eFront::equidistants ? XLAT("Z =") :
+        nonisotropic && front_config == eFront::const_x ? XLAT("X =") :
+        nonisotropic && front_config == eFront::const_y ? XLAT("Y =") :
+        XLAT("z = equi")) + " " + fts(front_edit), 0xC0C0C0, 0);
 
     displaymm('g', vid.xres-8, 8+fs*4, 2, vid.fsize, XLAT("g = grid"), 16);
 
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ EX namespace mapeditor {
         dialog::add_action([] { front_config = eFront::sphere_camera; });
         dialog::addBoolItem(XLAT("place points at fixed radius"), front_config == eFront::sphere_center, 'B');
         dialog::add_action([] { front_config = eFront::sphere_center; });
-        dialog::addBoolItem(XLAT(nonisotropic ? "place points on surfaces of const Z" : "place points on equidistant surfaces"), front_config == eFront::equidistants, 'C');
+        dialog::addBoolItem(nonisotropic ? XLAT("place points on surfaces of const Z") : XLAT("place points on equidistant surfaces"), front_config == eFront::equidistants, 'C');
         dialog::add_action([] { front_config = eFront::equidistants; });
         if(nonisotropic) {
           dialog::addBoolItem(XLAT("place points on surfaces of const X"), front_config == eFront::const_x, 'D');
diff --git a/models.cpp b/models.cpp
index 2b6a8f6e..4adc4af0 100644
--- a/models.cpp
+++ b/models.cpp
@@ -693,11 +693,11 @@ EX namespace models {
     dialog::init("models & projections");
     
     if(GDIM == 2 && !euclid) {
-      dialog::addItem(XLAT(hyperbolic ? "Gans model" : "orthographic projection"), '1');
+      dialog::addItem(hyperbolic ? XLAT("Gans model") : XLAT("orthographic projection"), '1');
       dialog::add_action([] { if(rug::rugged) rug::close(); pconf.alpha = 999; pconf.scale = 998; pconf.xposition = pconf.yposition = 0; popScreen(); });
-      dialog::addItem(XLAT(hyperbolic ? "Poincaré model" : "stereographic projection"), '2');
+      dialog::addItem(hyperbolic ? XLAT("Poincaré model") : XLAT("stereographic projection"), '2');
       dialog::add_action([] { if(rug::rugged) rug::close(); pconf.alpha = 1; pconf.scale = 1; pconf.xposition = pconf.yposition = 0; popScreen(); });
-      dialog::addItem(XLAT(hyperbolic ? "Beltrami-Klein model" : "gnomonic projection"), '3');
+      dialog::addItem(hyperbolic ? XLAT("Beltrami-Klein model") : XLAT("gnomonic projection"), '3');
       dialog::add_action([] { if(rug::rugged) rug::close(); pconf.alpha = 0; pconf.scale = 1; pconf.xposition = pconf.yposition = 0; popScreen(); });
       if(sphere) {
         dialog::addItem(XLAT("stereographic projection") + " " + XLAT("(zoomed out)"), '4');
diff --git a/multi.cpp b/multi.cpp
index 52a8fd41..d2d38bc4 100644
--- a/multi.cpp
+++ b/multi.cpp
@@ -211,14 +211,14 @@ bool configdead;
 void handleConfig(int sym, int uni);
 
 EX string player_count_name(int p) {
-  return XLAT(
-    p == 2 ? "two players" : 
-    p == 3 ? "three players" : 
-    p == 4 ? "four players" : 
-    p == 5 ? "five players" : 
-    p == 6 ? "six players" : 
-    p == 7 ? "seven players" : 
-    "one player");
+  return 
+    p == 2 ? XLAT("two players") : 
+    p == 3 ? XLAT("three players") : 
+    p == 4 ? XLAT("four players") : 
+    p == 5 ? XLAT("five players") : 
+    p == 6 ? XLAT("six players") : 
+    p == 7 ? XLAT("seven players") : 
+    XLAT("one player");
   }
 
 struct key_configurer {
@@ -304,15 +304,15 @@ EX reaction_t get_key_configurer(int sc, vector<string>& sct, string caption) {
   }
 
 EX reaction_t get_key_configurer(int sc, vector<string>& sct) { 
-  return key_configurer(sc, sct, XLAT(sc == 1 ? "configure player 1" :
-    sc == 2 ? "configure player 2" :
-    sc == 3 ? "configure panning" :
-    sc == 4 ? "configure player 3" :
-    sc == 5 ? "configure player 4" :
-    sc == 6 ? "configure player 5" :
-    sc == 7 ? "configure player 6" :
-    sc == 8 ? "configure player 7" : ""
-    )); 
+  return key_configurer(sc, sct, sc == 1 ? XLAT("configure player 1") :
+    sc == 2 ? XLAT("configure player 2") :
+    sc == 3 ? XLAT("configure panning") :
+    sc == 4 ? XLAT("configure player 3") :
+    sc == 5 ? XLAT("configure player 4") :
+    sc == 6 ? XLAT("configure player 5") :
+    sc == 7 ? XLAT("configure player 6") :
+    sc == 8 ? XLAT("configure player 7") : ""
+    ); 
   }
 
 #if CAP_SDLJOY
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ struct shmup_configurer {
     if(players > 1)
       dialog::addItem(XLAT("configure player 2"), '2');
     else if(players == 1 && !shmup::on)
-      dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("input"), XLAT(multi::alwaysuse ? "config" : "default"), 'a');
+      dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("input"), multi::alwaysuse ? XLAT("config") : XLAT("default"), 'a');
     else
       dialog::addBreak(100);
     if(players > 2)
diff --git a/multigame.cpp b/multigame.cpp
index 3b023dee..ec737784 100644
--- a/multigame.cpp
+++ b/multigame.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ EX namespace dual {
   EX void add_choice() {
     if(!state) return;
     dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("subgame affected"), 
-      XLAT(affect_both ? "both" : main_side == 0 ? "left" : "right"), '`');
+      affect_both ? XLAT("both") : main_side == 0 ? XLAT("left") : XLAT("right"), '`');
     dialog::add_action([] () {
       affect_both = !affect_both;
       if(!affect_both) {
diff --git a/nonisotropic.cpp b/nonisotropic.cpp
index 3d12c23d..0eb677da 100644
--- a/nonisotropic.cpp
+++ b/nonisotropic.cpp
@@ -1536,9 +1536,9 @@ EX namespace hybrid {
       if(rotspace) {
         int e_steps = cgi.psl_steps / gcd(cgi.single_step, cgi.psl_steps); 
         bool ubounded = PIU(bounded);
-        dialog::addSelItem( XLAT(sphere ? "elliptic" : "PSL(2,R)"), its(e_steps), 'P');
+        dialog::addSelItem( sphere ? XLAT("elliptic") : XLAT("PSL(2,R)"), its(e_steps), 'P');
         dialog::add_action(set_s(e_steps, true));
-        dialog::addSelItem( XLAT(sphere ? "sphere" : "SL(2,R)"), its(2*e_steps), 'P');
+        dialog::addSelItem( sphere ? XLAT("sphere") : XLAT("SL(2,R)"), its(2*e_steps), 'P');
         dialog::add_action(set_s(2*e_steps, true));
         if(sl2 && !ubounded) {
           dialog::addSelItem( XLAT("universal cover"), its(0), 'P');
diff --git a/quit.cpp b/quit.cpp
index 27b6fd24..0908c029 100644
--- a/quit.cpp
+++ b/quit.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ EX hint hints[] = {
 EX int hinttoshow;
 
 string contstr() {
-  return XLAT(canmove ? "continue" : "see how it ended");
+  return canmove ? XLAT("continue") : XLAT("see how it ended");
   }
 
 eLand nextHyperstone() {
@@ -412,11 +412,10 @@ EX void showMission() {
   else if(landUnlocked(laHell) && ls::any_order()) {
     eLand l = nextHyperstone();
     if(l) 
-        dialog::addInfo(
-          XLAT(
-            l ? "Hyperstone Quest: collect at least %3 points in %the2" :
-            "Hyperstone Quest: collect at least %3 %1 in %the2", 
-            treasureType(l), l, its(R10)));
+        dialog::addInfo(          
+            l ? XLAT("Hyperstone Quest: collect at least %3 points in %the2", treasureType(l), l, its(R10))
+              : XLAT("Hyperstone Quest: collect at least %3 %1 in %the2", treasureType(l), l, its(R10))
+            );
     else
       dialog::addInfo(XLAT("Hyperstone Quest completed!"), iinf[itHyperstone].color);
     }
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@ EX void showMission() {
     if(canmove) {
       if(sphere) {
         dialog::addItem(XLAT("return to your game"), '1');
-        dialog::addItem(XLAT(pconf.alpha < 2 ? "orthogonal projection" : "stereographic projection"), '3');
+        dialog::addItem(pconf.alpha < 2 ? XLAT("orthogonal projection") : XLAT("stereographic projection"), '3');
         }
       else if(euclid) {
         dialog::addItem(XLAT("return to your game"), '2');
diff --git a/racing.cpp b/racing.cpp
index a39b3a0a..cab55d8b 100644
--- a/racing.cpp
+++ b/racing.cpp
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ void race_projection() {
     });
   
   if(true) {    
-    dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("point of view"), XLAT(player_relative ? "player" : "track"), 'p');
+    dialog::addSelItem(XLAT("point of view"), player_relative ? XLAT("player") : XLAT("track"), 'p');
     if(racing::use_standard_centering())
       dialog::lastItem().value = XLAT("N/A");
     dialog::add_action([] () { 
diff --git a/yendor.cpp b/yendor.cpp
index afd5e863..41eadf0c 100644
--- a/yendor.cpp
+++ b/yendor.cpp
@@ -737,9 +737,9 @@ EX namespace yendor {
     dialog::addBreak(60);
     if (yendor::on)
       dialog::addItem(XLAT("Return to the normal game"), '0');
-    dialog::addSelItem(XLAT(
-      easy ? "Challenges do not get harder" : "Each challenge gets harder after each victory"),
-      " " + XLAT(easy ? "easy" : "challenge"), '1');
+    dialog::addSelItem(
+      easy ? XLAT("Challenges do not get harder") : XLAT("Each challenge gets harder after each victory"),
+      " " + easy ? XLAT("easy") : XLAT("challenge"), '1');
     
     dialog::addBack();
     dialog::addHelp();