PSE 8 - Inconsistency/Bug in automatic File Naming algorithm

Hello,
I teach PSE 8 and a student found something that is confusing and should be fixed in Camera Raw and Process Multiple Files. Here's one way to replicate the issue:
1) Open any image in Camera Raw. Let's call that file FILENAME.dng
2) Click "Save Image..." button on the left
3) "Save Options" window opens
4) Under "File Naming" it has 4 drop-down boxes. The first is filled in with "Document Name." Leave that alone and move to next box to the right.
5) In this box, select "2 Digit Serial Number."
6) Now, in that SAME box right after the word "Number," click after the "r" (at the end) and enter a hyphen "-"
7) Look above the boxes and it shows you are about to rename the file "FILENAME2 Digit Serial Number-.dng"
8) The term "2 Digit Serial Number" is part of the file name. That should not happen.
This same problem appears in  FILE>Process Multiple Files. And, I just checked in Photoshop CS3 and it happens there, too. I havent' checked CS5 yet.
My student was saying to me, "Why is my file name being called Whatever2 Digit Serial Number"?
The reason this is not a good thing is because this is a beginning program and it's confusing for new users. Plus, nobody would EVER name the file with using any of the weird terms in the drop-down box.
Note: If you highlight the entire term "2 Digit Serial Number" and then enter a hyphen, it works as it should. But, you shouldn't be able to add onto the end of the term.
I am looking for a response from Adobe personnel.
Thanks,
    Mike

Are you on Win 7? If the files in the Get Photos dialog disappear after you select them,confirm if the names of selected files/folders is shown under the File name . If yes, you can import these files by clicking Open. You should find the issue addressed in E9.
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