diff --git a/lib/twine/formatters/abstract.rb b/lib/twine/formatters/abstract.rb
index 277db5f..72e250c 100644
--- a/lib/twine/formatters/abstract.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/formatters/abstract.rb
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ module Twine
           end
         end
       end
-
-      def translated_string_for_row_and_lang(row, lang, default_lang)
-        row.translations[lang] || row.translations[default_lang]
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/twine/formatters/android.rb b/lib/twine/formatters/android.rb
index ee3c926..7011d2b 100644
--- a/lib/twine/formatters/android.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/formatters/android.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module Twine
                 key = row.key
                 key = CGI.escapeHTML(key)
 
-                value = translated_string_for_row_and_lang(row, lang, default_lang)
+                value = row.translated_string_for_and_lang(lang, default_lang)
                 value.gsub!('\'', '\\\\\'')
                 value.gsub!('%@', '%s')
                 value = CGI.escapeHTML(value)
diff --git a/lib/twine/formatters/apple.rb b/lib/twine/formatters/apple.rb
index 4d3699e..fb2d73b 100644
--- a/lib/twine/formatters/apple.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/formatters/apple.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ module Twine
                 key = row.key
                 key = key.gsub('"', '\\\\"')
 
-                value = translated_string_for_row_and_lang(row, lang, default_lang)
+                value = row.translated_string_for_and_lang(lang, default_lang)
                 value = value.gsub('"', '\\\\"')
 
                 comment = row.comment
diff --git a/lib/twine/stringsfile.rb b/lib/twine/stringsfile.rb
index 876acda..f3e67e3 100644
--- a/lib/twine/stringsfile.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/stringsfile.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ module Twine
 
       return false
     end
+    
+    def translated_string_for_lang(lang, default_lang=nil)
+      row.translations[lang] || row.translations[default_lang]
+    end
   end
 
   class StringsFile