VB.NET error message - "Option Strict On disallows implicit conversions from 'Object' to 'String'"

I have an error in my VB.NET program. I have tried various casts, etc., but it just will not resolve the issue - so reluctantly I post it here to see if anyone else has a similar problem.

Error message

Error 1 Option Strict On disallows implicit conversions from 'Object' to 'String'.

Code

Private DS As New DataSet ' Languages
Function TransTxt(ByVal Frm As 开发者_StackOverflow中文版String, ByVal Item As String) As String

    Dim language As String
    Select Case My.Settings.Language
        Case 0 : language = "en" ' English
        Case 1 : language = "fr" ' French
        Case 2 : language = "it" ' Italian
        Case 3 : language = "sp" ' spanish
        Case 4 : language = "pt" ' portuguese
        Case 5 : language = "de" ' german
        Case 6 : language = "du" ' dutch
        Case Else : language = "en" ' English
    End Select


    Try 'ONE of these rows is the error
        Dim DR() As DataRow = DS.Tables(Frm).Select("Tag = '" & Item & "'")
        Return DR(0).Item(language) 
        Catch ex As Exception 
          Return "- error -" & Item
    End Try 
End Sub

Return DR(0).Item(language) is my guess.

Either CAST to a STRING type or use Return DR(0).Item(language).ToString() at the end.