diff --git a/django/conf/global_settings.py b/django/conf/global_settings.py
index 6033297e5c17b..2714bfb9ab4b5 100644
--- a/django/conf/global_settings.py
+++ b/django/conf/global_settings.py
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@
 # Boolean that sets whether to add thousand separator when formatting numbers
 USE_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = False
 
-# Number of digits that will be togheter, when spliting them by THOUSAND_SEPARATOR
-# 0 means no grouping, 3 means splitting by thousands...
+# Number of digits that will be together, when spliting them by
+# THOUSAND_SEPARATOR. 0 means no grouping, 3 means splitting by thousands...
 NUMBER_GROUPING = 0
 
 # Thousand separator symbol
diff --git a/django/utils/formats.py b/django/utils/formats.py
index 31027abd23f51..372998f221579 100644
--- a/django/utils/formats.py
+++ b/django/utils/formats.py
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ def localize(value):
     Checks if value is a localizable type (date, number...) and returns it
     formatted as a string using current locale format
     """
-    if settings.USE_L10N:
-        if isinstance(value, (decimal.Decimal, float, int)):
-            return number_format(value)
-        elif isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
-            return date_format(value, 'DATETIME_FORMAT')
-        elif isinstance(value, datetime.date):
-            return date_format(value)
-        elif isinstance(value, datetime.time):
-            return time_format(value, 'TIME_FORMAT')
-    return value
+    if isinstance(value, (decimal.Decimal, float, int)):
+        return number_format(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, datetime.datetime):
+        return date_format(value, 'DATETIME_FORMAT')
+    elif isinstance(value, datetime.date):
+        return date_format(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, datetime.time):
+        return time_format(value, 'TIME_FORMAT')
+    else:
+        return value
 
 def localize_input(value, default=None):
     """
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/i18n/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/i18n/tests.py
index 32c991a436b1a..8c1c7f3d8bc31 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/i18n/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/i18n/tests.py
@@ -170,14 +170,14 @@ def test_l10n_disabled(self):
             self.assertEqual(u'desembre 2009', date_format(self.d, 'YEAR_MONTH_FORMAT'))
             self.assertEqual(u'12/31/2009 8:50 p.m.', date_format(self.dt, 'SHORT_DATETIME_FORMAT'))
             self.assertEqual('No localizable', localize('No localizable'))
-            self.assertEqual(decimal.Decimal('66666.666'), localize(self.n))
-            self.assertEqual(99999.999, localize(self.f))
-            self.assertEqual(datetime.date(2009, 12, 31), localize(self.d))
-            self.assertEqual(datetime.datetime(2009, 12, 31, 20, 50), localize(self.dt))
+            self.assertEqual('66666.666', localize(self.n))
+            self.assertEqual('99999.999', localize(self.f))
+            self.assertEqual(u'des. 31, 2009', localize(self.d))
+            self.assertEqual(u'des. 31, 2009, 8:50 p.m.', localize(self.dt))
             self.assertEqual(u'66666.666', Template('{{ n }}').render(self.ctxt))
             self.assertEqual(u'99999.999', Template('{{ f }}').render(self.ctxt))
-            self.assertEqual(u'2009-12-31', Template('{{ d }}').render(self.ctxt))
-            self.assertEqual(u'2009-12-31 20:50:00', Template('{{ dt }}').render(self.ctxt))
+            self.assertEqual(u'des. 31, 2009', Template('{{ d }}').render(self.ctxt))
+            self.assertEqual(u'des. 31, 2009, 8:50 p.m.', Template('{{ dt }}').render(self.ctxt))
             self.assertEqual(u'66666.67', Template('{{ n|floatformat:2 }}').render(self.ctxt))
             self.assertEqual(u'100000.0', Template('{{ f|floatformat }}').render(self.ctxt))
             self.assertEqual(u'10:15 a.m.', Template('{{ t|time:"TIME_FORMAT" }}').render(self.ctxt))
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/filters.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/filters.py
index d351c550b7d3b..af34c58a9f86d 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/filters.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/filters.py
@@ -346,5 +346,5 @@ def get_filter_tests():
          'add04': (r'{{ i|add:"16" }}', {'i': 'not_an_int'}, 'not_an_int16'),
          'add05': (r'{{ l1|add:l2 }}', {'l1': [1, 2], 'l2': [3, 4]}, '[1, 2, 3, 4]'),
          'add06': (r'{{ t1|add:t2 }}', {'t1': (3, 4), 't2': (1, 2)}, '(3, 4, 1, 2)'),
-         'add07': (r'{{ d|add:t }}', {'d': date(2000, 1, 1), 't': timedelta(10)}, '2000-01-11'),
+         'add07': (r'{{ d|add:t }}', {'d': date(2000, 1, 1), 't': timedelta(10)}, 'Jan. 11, 2000'),
     }