diff --git a/tools/genlang b/tools/genlang
index abff3e8e18..24b29b7d9a 100755
--- a/tools/genlang
+++ b/tools/genlang
@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@ while(<LANG>) {
                     else {
                         $idnum = $idcount[$user]++;
                     }
+
+		    # Strip out the magic "Same as english" flag
+		    $dest =~ s/^("?)~/$1/;
+		    $voice =~ s/^("?)~/$1/;
                     
                     $id{$idstr} = $idnum;
                     $idnum[$user][$idnum]=$idstr;
diff --git a/tools/updatelang b/tools/updatelang
index 6f0012c573..e8a5fcae9d 100755
--- a/tools/updatelang
+++ b/tools/updatelang
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ foreach my $id (@langorder) {
 		$lang{$id}{'dest'}{$tgt} = $english{$id}{'dest'}{$tgt};
 	    }
 	} elsif ($lp{$tgt} ne 'none' && $lp{$tgt} ne '' && not_ignorelist($id) && !$lang{$id}{'new'} && !$ignoredups) {
-	    $lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### The <dest> section for '$id:$tgt' is identical to english!\n";
+	    $lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### The <dest> section for '$id:$tgt' is identical to english! (correct or prefix with ~)\n";
 #	    print "#!! '$id:$tgt' dest identical ('$lp{$tgt}')\n";
 	}
 	if ($id eq 'LANG_VOICED_DATE_FORMAT') {
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ foreach my $id (@langorder) {
 		$lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### The <voice> section for '$id:$tgt' is identical to english, copying translated <dest>\n";
 		    $lang{$id}{'voice'}{$tgt} = $lang{$id}{'dest'}{$tgt};
 	    } else {
-		$lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### The <voice> section for '$id:$tgt' is identical to english!\n";
+		$lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### The <voice> section for '$id:$tgt' is identical to english! (correct or prefix with ~)\n";
 	    }
 	}
         if (defined($lp{$tgt}) && ($lp{$tgt} =~ /%"/)) {