--- lostirc-0.4.6.orig/src/gtkmm/NickList.cpp
+++ lostirc-0.4.6/src/gtkmm/NickList.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@
 {
     size_t size = _liststore->children().size();
     if (size > 0) {
-        std::stringstream ss;
-        ss << size << (size == 1 ? _(" user") : _(" users"));
-        set_label(ss.str());
+        ustring label;
+        label=ustring::compose(ngettext("%1 user","%1 users",size),
+        												size);
+        set_label(label);
     } else {
         set_label("Not on channel");
     }