public static function poify( $string ) {
			$quote   = '"';
			$slash   = '\\';
			$newline = "\n";

			$replaces = array(
				"$slash" => "$slash$slash",
				"$quote" => "$slash$quote",
				"\t"     => '\t',
			);

			$string = str_replace( array_keys( $replaces ), array_values( $replaces ), $string );

			$po = $quote . implode( "${slash}n$quote$newline$quote", explode( $newline, $string ) ) . $quote;
			// add empty string on first line for readbility
			if ( false !== strpos( $string, $newline ) &&
				( substr_count( $string, $newline ) > 1 || ! ( $newline === substr( $string, -strlen( $newline ) ) ) ) ) {
				$po = "$quote$quote$newline$po";
			}
			// remove empty strings
			$po = str_replace( "$newline$quote$quote", '', $po );
			return $po;
		}