diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/posts/LobstersItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/posts/LobstersItem.kt
index 9f639779..99a2d665 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/posts/LobstersItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/msfjarvis/lobsters/ui/posts/LobstersItem.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material.ripple.rememberRipple
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ fun LobstersItem(
           },
       )
       Text(
-        text = "submitted by ${post.submitterUser.username}",
+        text = stringResource(id = R.string.submitted_by, post.submitterUser.username),
         modifier = Modifier
           .padding(4.dp)
           .constrainAs(submitter) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 47196da5..1d52480b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
   <string name="no_saved_posts">You don\'t have any saved posts</string>
   <string name="hottest_posts">Hottest</string>
   <string name="saved_posts">Saved</string>
+  <string name="submitted_by">submitted by %1$s</string>
 </resources>