# File lib/rbot/load-gettext.rb, line 136
    def %(args)
      if args.kind_of?(Hash)
        ret = dup
        args.each {|key, value|
          ret.gsub!(/\%\{#{key}\}/, value.to_s)
        }
        ret
      else
        ret = gsub(/%\{/, '%%{')
        begin
    ret._old_format_m(args)
        rescue ArgumentError
    $stderr.puts "  The string:#{ret}"
    $stderr.puts "  args:#{args.inspect}"
        end
      end
    end