diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
index e70c3365d..acfad5c24 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/String.php
@@ -672,15 +672,18 @@ class String {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Creates a comma separated list where the last two items are joined with 'and', forming natural English
+ * Creates a comma separated list where the last two items are joined with 'and', forming natural English.
  *
- * @param array $list The list to be joined
- * @param string $and The word used to join the last and second last items together with. Defaults to 'and'
- * @param string $separator The separator used to join all the other items together. Defaults to ', '
+ * @param array $list The list to be joined.
+ * @param string $and The word used to join the last and second last items together with. Defaults to 'and'.
+ * @param string $separator The separator used to join all the other items together. Defaults to ', '.
  * @return string The glued together string.
  * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/text.html#TextHelper::toList
  */
-	public static function toList($list, $and = 'and', $separator = ', ') {
+	public static function toList($list, $and = null, $separator = ', ') {
+		if ($and === null) {
+			$and = __d('cake', 'and');
+		}
 		if (count($list) > 1) {
 			return implode($separator, array_slice($list, null, -1)) . ' ' . $and . ' ' . array_pop($list);
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/TextHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/TextHelper.php
index f5492535d..ec59893d6 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/TextHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/TextHelper.php
@@ -329,16 +329,16 @@ class TextHelper extends AppHelper {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Creates a comma separated list where the last two items are joined with 'and', forming natural English
+ * Creates a comma separated list where the last two items are joined with 'and', forming natural English.
  *
- * @param array $list The list to be joined
- * @param string $and The word used to join the last and second last items together with. Defaults to 'and'
- * @param string $separator The separator used to join all the other items together. Defaults to ', '
+ * @param array $list The list to be joined.
+ * @param string $and The word used to join the last and second last items together with. Defaults to 'and'.
+ * @param string $separator The separator used to join all the other items together. Defaults to ', '.
  * @return string The glued together string.
  * @see String::toList()
  * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/text.html#TextHelper::toList
  */
-	public function toList($list, $and = 'and', $separator = ', ') {
+	public function toList($list, $and = null, $separator = ', ') {
 		return $this->_engine->toList($list, $and, $separator);
 	}