instead of capitalizing the string in the template, just capitalize the locale

app/views/user/_stats.html.haml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       %a{href: show_user_followers_path(@user.screen_name)}
         .col-md-6.col-sm-6.col-xs-6
           %h4.entry-text#follower-count= @user.follower_count
-          %h6.entry-subtext= t('views.general.follower').capitalize.pluralize(@user.follower_count)
+          %h6.entry-subtext= t('views.general.follower').pluralize(@user.follower_count)
       %a{href: show_user_friends_path(@user.screen_name)}
         .col-md-6.col-sm-6.col-xs-6
           %h4.entry-text#friend-count= @user.friend_count

config/locales/en.yml

@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ en:
           none: "You have not connected any services yet. Visit your %{settings} to connect one."
           settings: "service settings"
     general:
-      answer: "answer"
-      question: "question"
-      comment: "comment"
-      smile: "smile"
-      follower: "follower"
-      following: "following"
+      answer: "Answer"
+      question: "Question"
+      comment: "Comment"
+      smile: "Smile"
+      follower: "Follower"
+      following: "Following"
     actions:
       title: "Actions"
       answer: "Answer"