code: public static String format(final String pattern, final Object... args)
      {
  
          return messageFormat(pattern).render(args);
  
      }
docs: <p>
  Gets an ExtendedMessageFormat instance for the current thread with the
  given pattern and uses it to format a message with the specified
  arguments.
  </p>
  
  @param pattern
  Format pattern that follows the conventions of
  {@link humanize.text.ExtendedMessageFormat MessageFormat}
  @param args
  Arguments
  @return The formatted String