diff --git a/aio/content/examples/i18n/doc-files/messages.fr.xlf.html b/aio/content/examples/i18n/doc-files/messages.fr.xlf.html
index c0c0b89a4e..03635103b7 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/i18n/doc-files/messages.fr.xlf.html
+++ b/aio/content/examples/i18n/doc-files/messages.fr.xlf.html
@@ -41,29 +41,30 @@
       <!-- #enddocregion translated-plural -->
       <!-- #docregion translated-select -->
       <!-- #docregion translate-select-1 -->
-      <trans-unit id="52515023fc70c216ef291086c1962ff135a9fe13" datatype="html">
-        <source>The author is <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, m {...} f {...} o {...}}"/></source>
-        <target>L'auteur est <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, m {...} f {...} o {...}}"/></target>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="f99f34ac9bd4606345071bd813858dec29f3b7d1" datatype="html">
+        <source>The author is <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, male {...} female {...} other {...}}"/></source>
+        <target>L'auteur est <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, male {...} female {...} other {...}}"/></target>
       </trans-unit>
       <!-- #enddocregion translate-select-1 -->
       <!-- #docregion translate-select-2 -->
-      <trans-unit id="4e6fd3f2bb3477e8ad2088f03257f6e1b8b515a5" datatype="html">
-        <source>{VAR_SELECT, select, m {male} f {female} o {other} }</source>
-        <target>{VAR_SELECT, select, m {un homme} f {une femme} o {autre} }</target>
+      <trans-unit id="eff74b75ab7364b6fa888f1cbfae901aaaf02295" datatype="html">
+        <source>{VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other} }</source>
+        <target>{VAR_SELECT, select, male {un homme} female {une femme} other {autre} }</target>
       </trans-unit>
       <!-- #enddocregion translate-select-2 -->
       <!-- #enddocregion translated-select -->
       <!-- #docregion translate-nested -->
       <!-- #docregion translate-nested-1 -->
-      <trans-unit id="f7a55c9ef7c5b37147825a9041263305063e63e9" datatype="html">
+      <trans-unit id="972cb0cf3e442f7b1c00d7dab168ac08d6bdf20c" datatype="html">
         <source>Updated: <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{minutes, plural, =0 {...} =1 {...} other {...}}"/></source>
         <target>Mis à jour: <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{minutes, plural, =0 {...} =1 {...} other {...}}"/></target>
       </trans-unit>
       <!-- #enddocregion translate-nested-1 -->
       <!-- #docregion translate-nested-2 -->
-      <trans-unit id="80b5ac44661751e191225c0b1e000bceeeccb52c" datatype="html">
-        <source>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {just now} =1 {one minute ago} other {<x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes ago by {VAR_SELECT, select, m {male} f {female} o {other} }} }</source>
-        <target>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {à l'instant} =1 {il y a une minute} other {il y a <x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes par {VAR_SELECT, select, m {un homme} f {une femme} o {autre} }} }</target>
+      <trans-unit id="7151c2e67748b726f0864fc443861d45df21d706" datatype="html">
+        <source>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {just now} =1 {one minute ago} other {<x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes ago by {VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other} }} }</source>
+        <target>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {à l'instant} =1 {il y a une minute} other {il y a <x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes par {VAR_SELECT, select, male {un homme} female {une femme} other {autre} }} }</target>
       </trans-unit>
       <!-- #enddocregion translate-nested-2 -->
       <!-- #enddocregion translate-nested -->
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/app/app.component.html b/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/app/app.component.html
index f15133d2ff..b9512dfc00 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/app/app.component.html
+++ b/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/app/app.component.html
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 <br><br>
 <button (click)="male()">&#9794;</button> <button (click)="female()">&#9792;</button> <button (click)="other()">&#9895;</button>
 <!--#docregion i18n-select-->
-<span i18n>The author is {gender, select, m {male} f {female} o {other}}</span>
+<span i18n>The author is {gender, select, male {male} female {female} other {other}}</span>
 <!--#enddocregion i18n-select-->
 <br><br>
 <!--#docregion i18n-nested-->
 <span i18n>Updated: {minutes, plural,
   =0 {just now}
   =1 {one minute ago}
-  other {{{minutes}} minutes ago by {gender, select, m {male} f {female} o {other}}}}
+  other {{{minutes}} minutes ago by {gender, select, male {male} female {female} other {other}}}}
 </span>
 <!--#enddocregion i18n-nested-->
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/app/app.component.ts b/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/app/app.component.ts
index a39745714f..d8e79acf50 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 })
 export class AppComponent {
   minutes = 0;
-  gender = 'f';
+  gender = 'female';
   fly = true;
   logo = 'https://angular.io/assets/images/logos/angular/angular.png';
   heroes: string[] = ['Magneta', 'Celeritas', 'Dynama'];
   inc(i: number) {
     this.minutes = Math.min(5, Math.max(0, this.minutes + i));
   }
-  male() { this.gender = 'm'; }
-  female() { this.gender = 'f'; }
-  other() { this.gender = 'o'; }
+  male() { this.gender = 'male'; }
+  female() { this.gender = 'female'; }
+  other() { this.gender = 'other'; }
 }
 
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/locale/messages.fr.xlf b/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/locale/messages.fr.xlf
index 4b16a22496..464488a8c1 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/locale/messages.fr.xlf
+++ b/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/locale/messages.fr.xlf
@@ -48,23 +48,23 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">21</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="52515023fc70c216ef291086c1962ff135a9fe13" datatype="html">
-        <source>The author is <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, m {...} f {...} o {...}}"/></source>
-        <target>L'auteur est <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, m {...} f {...} o {...}}"/></target>
+      <trans-unit id="f99f34ac9bd4606345071bd813858dec29f3b7d1" datatype="html">
+        <source>The author is <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, male {...} female {...} other {...}}"/></source>
+        <target>L'auteur est <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, male {...} female {...} other {...}}"/></target>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
           <context context-type="linenumber">27</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="4e6fd3f2bb3477e8ad2088f03257f6e1b8b515a5" datatype="html">
-        <source>{VAR_SELECT, select, m {male} f {female} o {other} }</source>
-        <target>{VAR_SELECT, select, m {un homme} f {une femme} o {autre} }</target>
+      <trans-unit id="eff74b75ab7364b6fa888f1cbfae901aaaf02295" datatype="html">
+        <source>{VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other} }</source>
+        <target>{VAR_SELECT, select, male {un homme} female {une femme} other {autre} }</target>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
           <context context-type="linenumber">27</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="f7a55c9ef7c5b37147825a9041263305063e63e9" datatype="html">
+      <trans-unit id="972cb0cf3e442f7b1c00d7dab168ac08d6bdf20c" datatype="html">
         <source>Updated: <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{minutes, plural, =0 {...} =1 {...} other {...}}"/>
 </source>
         <target>Mis à jour: <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{minutes, plural, =0 {...} =1 {...} other {...}}"/>
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
           <context context-type="linenumber">31</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="80b5ac44661751e191225c0b1e000bceeeccb52c" datatype="html">
-        <source>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {just now} =1 {one minute ago} other {<x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes ago by {VAR_SELECT, select, m {male} f {female} o {other} }} }</source>
-        <target>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {à l'instant} =1 {il y a une minute} other {il y a <x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes par {VAR_SELECT, select, m {un homme} f {une femme} o {autre} }} }</target>
+      <trans-unit id="7151c2e67748b726f0864fc443861d45df21d706" datatype="html">
+        <source>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {just now} =1 {one minute ago} other {<x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes ago by {VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other} }} }</source>
+        <target>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {à l'instant} =1 {il y a une minute} other {il y a <x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes par {VAR_SELECT, select, male {un homme} female {une femme} other {autre} }} }</target>
         <context-group purpose="location">
           <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
           <context context-type="linenumber">31</context>
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/locale/messages.xlf b/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/locale/messages.xlf
index 4275f0bc04..c4e45e5b87 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/locale/messages.xlf
+++ b/aio/content/examples/i18n/src/locale/messages.xlf
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
     <body>
       <trans-unit id="introductionHeader" datatype="html">
         <source>
-    Hello i18n!
+  Hello i18n!
 </source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">4</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">3</context>
         </context-group>
         <note priority="1" from="description">An introduction header for this sample</note>
         <note priority="1" from="meaning">User welcome</note>
@@ -16,58 +16,58 @@
       <trans-unit id="ba0cc104d3d69bf669f97b8d96a4c5d8d9559aa3" datatype="html">
         <source>I don&apos;t output any element</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">10</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">9</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="701174153757adf13e7c24a248c8a873ac9f5193" datatype="html">
         <source>Angular logo</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">16</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">15</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="d69f6b42305f49332026fef24b40227f02e34594" datatype="html">
         <source>Updated <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{minutes, plural, =0 {...} =1 {...} other {...}}"/></source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">21</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">20</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="5a134dee893586d02bffc9611056b9cadf9abfad" datatype="html">
         <source>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {just now} =1 {one minute ago} other {<x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes ago} }</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">21</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">20</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="52515023fc70c216ef291086c1962ff135a9fe13" datatype="html">
-        <source>The author is <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, m {...} f {...} o {...}}"/></source>
+      <trans-unit id="f99f34ac9bd4606345071bd813858dec29f3b7d1" datatype="html">
+        <source>The author is <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{gender, select, male {...} female {...} other {...}}"/></source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">27</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">26</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="4e6fd3f2bb3477e8ad2088f03257f6e1b8b515a5" datatype="html">
-        <source>{VAR_SELECT, select, m {male} f {female} o {other} }</source>
+      <trans-unit id="eff74b75ab7364b6fa888f1cbfae901aaaf02295" datatype="html">
+        <source>{VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other} }</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">27</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">26</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="f7a55c9ef7c5b37147825a9041263305063e63e9" datatype="html">
+      <trans-unit id="972cb0cf3e442f7b1c00d7dab168ac08d6bdf20c" datatype="html">
         <source>Updated: <x id="ICU" equiv-text="{minutes, plural, =0 {...} =1 {...} other {...}}"/>
 </source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">31</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">30</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="80b5ac44661751e191225c0b1e000bceeeccb52c" datatype="html">
-        <source>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {just now} =1 {one minute ago} other {<x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes ago by {VAR_SELECT, select, m {male} f {female} o {other} }} }</source>
+      <trans-unit id="7151c2e67748b726f0864fc443861d45df21d706" datatype="html">
+        <source>{VAR_PLURAL, plural, =0 {just now} =1 {one minute ago} other {<x id="INTERPOLATION" equiv-text="{{minutes}}"/> minutes ago by {VAR_SELECT, select, male {male} female {female} other {other} }} }</source>
         <context-group purpose="location">
-          <context context-type="sourcefile">app\app.component.ts</context>
-          <context context-type="linenumber">31</context>
+          <context context-type="sourcefile">app/app.component.ts</context>
+          <context context-type="linenumber">30</context>
         </context-group>
       </trans-unit>
     </body>