localization of theme and plugins to English (originally in another language)

create a language file with the i18n string en_US, also the same procedure how with other languages, if the original is english. WordPress set the language key to en_US, if the key is empty in the wp-config.php.
Use the plugin Codestyling Localization for easy create the language files inside your WordPress Install.

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