diff --git a/static/js/services/translation.js b/static/js/services/translation.js
index 9bb7d3ee..2641e85d 100644
--- a/static/js/services/translation.js
+++ b/static/js/services/translation.js
@@ -30,25 +30,25 @@ define(["jed", "underscore"], function(Jed, _) {
 		this._ = _.bind(function() {
 			if (domain && context) {
 				return _.bind(function(singular) {
-					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
+					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
 					var r = i18n.translate(singular).onDomain(domain).withContext(context);
 					return r.fetch.apply(r, vars);
 				}, this);
 			} else if (domain) {
 				return _.bind(function(singular) {
-					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
+					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
 					var r = i18n.translate(singular).onDomain(domain);
 					return r.fetch.apply(r, vars);
 				}, this);
 			} else if (context) {
 				return _.bind(function(singular) {
-					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
+					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
 					var r = i18n.translate(singular).withContext(context);
 					return r.fetch.apply(r, vars);
 				}, this);
 			} else {
 				return _.bind(function(singular) {
-					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
+					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
 					var r = i18n.translate(singular);
 					return r.fetch.apply(r, vars);
 				}, this);
@@ -59,25 +59,25 @@ define(["jed", "underscore"], function(Jed, _) {
 		this._n = _.bind(function() {
 			if (domain && context) {
 				return _.bind(function(singular, plural) {
-					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
 					var r = i18n.translate(singular).onDomain(domain).withContext(context).ifPlural(vars[0], plural);
 					return r.fetch.apply(r, vars);
 				});
 			} else if (domain) {
 				return _.bind(function(singular, plural) {
-					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
 					var r = i18n.translate(singular).onDomain(domain).ifPlural(vars[0], plural);
 					return r.fetch.apply(r, vars);
 				});
 			} else if (context) {
 				return _.bind(function(singular, plural) {
-					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
 					var r = i18n.translate(singular).withContext(context).ifPlural(vars[0], plural);
 					return r.fetch.apply(r, vars);
 				});
 			} else {
 				return _.bind(function(singular, plural) {
-					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+					var vars = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 2);
 					var r = i18n.translate(singular).ifPlural(vars[0], plural);
 					return r.fetch.apply(r, vars);
 				})