diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 8e6ba70..d24fe55 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -31,12 +31,33 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     inabilityHints[Math.floor(Math.random()*inabilityHints.length)]
   );
 
+  function humanizeMonths(months) {
+    months = Number(months);
+    if (months === 0) {
+      return "less then a month";
+    }
+    var years = Math.floor(months / 12);
+    var remainder = months % 12;
+    var result = [];
+    if (years > 1) {
+      result += years + " years";
+    } else if (years > 0) {
+      result += "1 year";
+    }
+    if (remainder > 1) {
+      result += remainder + " months";
+    } else if (remainder > 0) {
+      result += "1 month";
+    }
+    return result.join(" ");
+  }
+
   $(".new-submission form input[type=submit]").click(function(event) {
     event.preventDefault();
     var field = $(".new-submission input[name='post[category]']").val();
-    var months = $(".new-submission input[name='post[months_experience]']").val();
+    var months = Number($(".new-submission input[name='post[months_experience]']").val());
     var inability = $(".new-submission input[name='post[inability]']").val();
-    var post = "Someone in the " + field + " field for " + months + " months still can't " + inability;
+    var post = "Someone in the " + field + " field for " + humanizeMonths(months) + " still can't " + inability;
 
     if(confirm("Your post will appear like this:\n'" + post + "'.\nOk? Or do you need to fix it?")) {
       $(".new-submission form").submit();
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index de6be79..83ce5c7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,19 @@
 module ApplicationHelper
+  def humanize_months(months)
+    return "less then a month" if months == 0
+    years = (months / 12).floor
+    remainder = months % 12
+    result = []
+    if years > 1
+      result << "#{years} years"
+    elsif years > 0
+      result << "1 year";
+    end
+    if remainder > 1
+      result << "#{remainder} months"
+    elsif remainder > 0
+      result << "1 month"
+    end
+    result.join(" ")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/category/show.html.erb b/app/views/category/show.html.erb
index 1265c79..5741bdf 100644
--- a/app/views/category/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/category/show.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <ul>
 <% @category_posts.each do |post| %>
   <li>
-    <%= post.inability %>, <%= post.months_experience %> months later.
+    <%= post.inability %>, <%= humanize_months(post.months_experience) %> later.
   </li>
 <% end %>
 </ul>
diff --git a/app/views/posts/index.html.erb b/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
index 133dfe4..fa71347 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/posts/index.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <h3>All Posts</h3>
 <ul>
   <% @posts.each do |post| %>
-    <li>Someone in the <strong><%= link_to "#{post.category.name.titleize}", category_path(post.category) %></strong> field for <strong><%= post.months_experience %> months</strong> still can't <em><%= link_to post.inability, post_path(post) %></em>.</li>
+    <li>Someone in the <strong><%= link_to "#{post.category.name.titleize}", category_path(post.category) %></strong> field for <strong><%= humanize_months(post.months_experience) %></strong> still can't <em><%= link_to post.inability, post_path(post) %></em>.</li>
     
   <% end %>
 </ul>
diff --git a/app/views/posts/show.html.erb b/app/views/posts/show.html.erb
index 6c68042..ccaa50f 100644
--- a/app/views/posts/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/posts/show.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%= link_to "< All Posts", posts_path %>
-<h2>"I'm in the <strong><%= link_to "#{@post.category.name.titleize}", category_path(@post.category) %></strong> field for <strong><%= @post.months_experience %> months</strong> and I still can't <em><%= @post.inability %></em>.</li>"</h2>
+<h2>"I'm in the <strong><%= link_to "#{@post.category.name.titleize}", category_path(@post.category) %></strong> field for <strong><%= humanize_months(@post.months_experience) %></strong> and I still can't <em><%= @post.inability %></em>.</li>"</h2>
 
 
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