There are a couple basic ways to format <string> and <plurals> resources on Android. The most common way is with String.format()-style arguments. It looks like this: <plurals name="sent_payment"> <item quantity="one">You sent a dollar to %1$s</item> <item quantity="other">You sent %2$d dollars to %1$s</item> </plurals> This gets the job done, but there are some drawbacks: The format uses numbers t