diff --git a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
index e83c91589..937485cb8 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/show.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     = @aspect
 
   %span.aspect_contact_count{:style=>"color:#999;font-size:14px;"}
-    = t('.contacts', :count=>@aspect_contacts.count)
+    = t('contacts', :count=>@aspect_contacts.count)
     = link_to t('.edit_aspect'), "#", :id => "edit_aspect_trigger"
 
 .span-8.append-1
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_aspect_contacts.haml b/app/views/shared/_aspect_contacts.haml
index 49124d85d..11aefccc1 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_aspect_contacts.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_aspect_contacts.haml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 - if (aspect == :all) && @request_count > 0
   #new_request_pane{:class => "everyone"}
     %h1.new_request{:style => 'text-align:center'}
-      = link_to t('.new_requests', :count => @request_count), aspects_manage_path
+      = link_to t('new_requests', :count => @request_count), aspects_manage_path
 
 #left_pane{:class => ("everyone" if aspect == :all)}
   - if aspect == :all
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
           %h4.aspect_title_right{:style => "margin-bottom:0;"}
             = link_to user_aspect, user_aspect
             %span{:style=>"font-size:12px;color:#888;"}
-              = t('.contacts', :count=>user_aspect.contacts.count)
+              = t('contacts', :count=>user_aspect.contacts.count)
 
           - if user_aspect.contacts.count > 0 
             - for aspect_contact in user_aspect.contacts[0..8]
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 0585eec91..babad5988 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,17 @@ en:
   search: "Search"
   _home: "Home"
   _comments: "Comments"
-  
+  contacts:
+    zero:   "no contacts"
+    one:    "1 contact"
+    few:    "%{count} contacts"
+    other:  "%{count} contacts"
+  new_requests:
+    zero:   "no new requests"
+    one:    "new request!"
+    few:    "%{count} new requests!"
+    other:  "%{count} new requests!"
+
   activemodel:
       errors:
           models:
@@ -80,11 +90,8 @@ en:
       aspect_contacts:
           add_to: "add to %{aspect}"
           done_editing: "done editing"
-          new_requests: "%{count} new requests!"
-          new_request: "%{count} new request!"
           add_existing: "Add an existing contact"
           aspect_settings: "Aspect settings"
-          contacts: "contacts"
           remove_aspect: "Remove Aspect"
           confirm_remove_aspect: "Remove aspect?"
           no_contacts: "You currently have no contacts.  Find your contacts here."
@@ -117,8 +124,6 @@ en:
   aspects:
       show:
           edit_aspect: "edit aspect"
-          contact: "contact"
-          contacts: "contacts"
       no_contacts_message:
           nobody: "Bring the people that matter in your life to Diaspora!"
           nobody_in_aspect: "Your aspect '%{aspect_name}' is empty."