diff --git a/src/components/DeleteCompletedModal.vue b/src/components/DeleteCompletedModal.vue
index e2de3b2d..cd0369a8 100644
--- a/src/components/DeleteCompletedModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/DeleteCompletedModal.vue
@@ -33,14 +33,13 @@ License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 				<div v-if="completedTasksCount">
 					<h3 class="delete-completed__header">
 						{{ n('tasks',
-							'This will delete {taskCount} completed task and its subtasks from calendar "{calendarName}".',
-							'This will delete {taskCount} completed tasks and their subtasks from calendar "{calendarName}".',
+							'This will delete {taskCount} completed task and its subtasks from calendar "%s".',
+							'This will delete {taskCount} completed tasks and their subtasks from calendar "%s".',
 							initialCompletedRootTasksCount,
 							{
-								taskCount: initialCompletedRootTasksCount,
-								calendarName: calendar.displayName
+								taskCount: initialCompletedRootTasksCount
 							}
-						) }}
+						).replace('%s', calendar.displayName) }}
 					</h3>
 					<button class="delete-completed__button icon-delete" type="button"
 						@click="deleteCompletedTasks"
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 				</div>
 				<div v-else>
 					<h3 class="delete-completed__header">
-						{{ t('tasks', 'Deleted all completed tasks from calendar "{calendarName}".', {calendarName: calendar.displayName}) }}
+						{{ t('tasks', 'Deleted all completed tasks from calendar "%s".').replace('%s', calendar.displayName) }}
 					</h3>
 				</div>
 				<div>
diff --git a/src/components/Task.vue b/src/components/Task.vue
index 772d9043..a58e97d0 100644
--- a/src/components/Task.vue
+++ b/src/components/Task.vue
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export default {
 		 * @returns {String} the placeholder string to show
 		 */
 		subtasksCreationPlaceholder: function() {
-			return t('tasks', 'Add a subtask to "{task}"…', {	task: this.task.summary })
+			return t('tasks', 'Add a subtask to "%s"…').replace('%s', this.task.summary)
 		},
 
 		/**
diff --git a/src/components/TheCollections/Calendar.vue b/src/components/TheCollections/Calendar.vue
index 90c9cfe6..1e7c3a5b 100644
--- a/src/components/TheCollections/Calendar.vue
+++ b/src/components/TheCollections/Calendar.vue
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default {
 		},
 
 		inputString: function() {
-			return t('tasks', 'Add a task to "{calendar}"...', { calendar: this.calendar.displayName })
+			return t('tasks', 'Add a task to "%s"...').replace('%s', this.calendar.displayName)
 		},
 
 		/**
diff --git a/src/components/TheCollections/General.vue b/src/components/TheCollections/General.vue
index c9cb030c..208f5657 100644
--- a/src/components/TheCollections/General.vue
+++ b/src/components/TheCollections/General.vue
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ export default {
 		inputString: function() {
 			switch (this.collectionId) {
 			case 'starred':
-				return t('tasks', 'Add an important task to "{calendar}"…', { calendar: this.calendar.displayName })
+				return t('tasks', 'Add an important task to "%s"…').replace('%s', this.calendar.displayName)
 			case 'today':
-				return t('tasks', 'Add a task due today to "{calendar}"…', { calendar: this.calendar.displayName })
+				return t('tasks', 'Add a task due today to "%s"…').replace('%s', this.calendar.displayName)
 			case 'current':
-				return t('tasks', 'Add a current task to "{calendar}"…', { calendar: this.calendar.displayName })
+				return t('tasks', 'Add a current task to "%s"…').replace('%s', this.calendar.displayName)
 			default:
-				return t('tasks', 'Add a task to "{calendar}"…', { calendar: this.calendar.displayName })
+				return t('tasks', 'Add a task to "%s"…').replace('%s', this.calendar.displayName)
 			}
 		},
 		...mapGetters({