Index: bp-activity-templatetags.php
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--- bp-activity-templatetags.php	(revision 2315)
+++ bp-activity-templatetags.php	(working copy)
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
 		if ( !$update = get_usermeta( $user_id, 'bp_latest_update' ) )
 			return false;
 
-		$latest_update = '"' . strip_tags( bp_create_excerpt( $update['content'], 40 ) ) . '"';
+		$latest_update = '"' . chop( strip_tags( bp_create_excerpt( $update['content'], 40 ) ) ) . '"';
 		$latest_update .= ' &middot; <a href="' . $bp->root_domain . '/' . BP_ACTIVITY_SLUG . '/p/' . $update['id'] . '/"> ' . __( 'View Thread', 'buddypress' ) . '</a>';
 
 		return apply_filters( 'bp_get_activity_latest_update', $latest_update  );