diff --git a/system/lang.php b/system/lang.php
index d74fd017..ad220d89 100644
--- a/system/lang.php
+++ b/system/lang.php
@@ -61,31 +61,16 @@ public function get($default = null)
 
 		$this->load($file, $language);
 
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
-		// If the language file did not exist, return the default value.
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
 		if ( ! array_key_exists($language.$file, static::$lines))
 		{
-			return $default;
-		}
-
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
-		// Get the language line from the appropriate file array.
-		// If the line doesn't exist, return the default value.
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
-		if (array_key_exists($line, static::$lines[$language.$file]))
-		{
-			$line = static::$lines[$language.$file][$line];
+			// The language file doesn't exist, return the default value.
+			$line = is_callable($default) ? call_user_func($default) : $default;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			return $default;
+			$line = Arr::get(static::$lines[$language.$file], $line, $default);
 		}
 
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
-		// Make all place-holder replacements. Place-holders are prefixed
-		// with a colon for convenient location.
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
 		foreach ($this->replacements as $key => $value)
 		{
 			$line = str_replace(':'.$key, $value, $line);
@@ -102,10 +87,8 @@ public function get($default = null)
 	 */
 	private function parse($key)
 	{
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
-		// The left side of the dot is the file name, while the right
-		// side of the dot is the item within that file being requested.
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
+		// The left side of the dot is the file name, while the right side of the dot
+		// is the item within that file being requested.
 		$segments = explode('.', $key);
 
 		if (count($segments) < 2)
@@ -125,10 +108,7 @@ private function parse($key)
 	 */
 	private function load($file, $language)
 	{
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
-		// If we have already loaded the language file or the file
-		// doesn't exist, bail out.
-		// --------------------------------------------------------------
+		// If we have already loaded the language file or the file doesn't exist, bail out.
 		if (array_key_exists($language.$file, static::$lines) or ! file_exists($path = APP_PATH.'lang/'.$language.'/'.$file.EXT))
 		{
 			return;