Is there a way to use pluralize() inside a model rather than a view?

This worked for me in rails 5.1 (see 2nd method, first method is calling it.)

# gets a count of the users certifications, if they have any.
def certifications_count
  @certifications_count = self.certifications.count
  unless @certifications_count == 0 
    return pluralize_it(@certifications_count, "certification")
  end
end

# custom helper method to pluralize.
def pluralize_it(count, string)
  return ActionController::Base.helpers.pluralize(count, string)
end