diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
index 8b7df63884772639fc2f381aca51f644f0fed521..5fd762ab3d33001c605fbbb9d032f88b31783871 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ void process_chat_from_simulator(LLMessageSystem *msg, void **user_data)
 			switch(chat.mChatType)
 			{
 			case CHAT_TYPE_WHISPER:
-				verb = "(" + LLTrans::getString("whisper") + ")";
+				verb = LLTrans::getString("whisper") + " ";
 				break;
 			case CHAT_TYPE_DEBUG_MSG:
 			case CHAT_TYPE_OWNER:
@@ -2388,7 +2388,7 @@ void process_chat_from_simulator(LLMessageSystem *msg, void **user_data)
 				verb = "";
 				break;
 			case CHAT_TYPE_SHOUT:
-				verb = "(" + LLTrans::getString("shout") + ")";
+				verb = LLTrans::getString("shout") + " ";
 				break;
 			case CHAT_TYPE_START:
 			case CHAT_TYPE_STOP: