diff --git a/src/message/common_accessors.py b/src/message/common_accessors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5588f72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/message/common_accessors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from browser import document
+
+
+def generic_list_getter():
+    result = []
+    for input_el in document.getElementsByClassName("list-adder-input"):
+        result_candidate = input_el.value
+        if result_candidate != "":
+            result.append(result_candidate)
+    return result
+    
diff --git a/src/message/simple_edits.py b/src/message/simple_edits.py
index 5d7bf0d..a04955a 100644
--- a/src/message/simple_edits.py
+++ b/src/message/simple_edits.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from message.message import Message
 from message.simple_messages import NoReset
+import message.common_accessors as common_accessors
 from browser import document
 from model import Sense, Example
 
@@ -50,12 +51,7 @@ class EditExampleTranslation(Message):
         self.example = prop
         
     def update_model(self, model):
-        self.example.translations = []
-        for input_el in document.getElementsByClassName("list-adder-input"):
-            new_example_translation = input_el.value
-            if new_example_translation != "":
-                self.example.translations.append(new_example_translation)
-    
+        self.example.translations = common_accessors.generic_list_getter()
     
     
 class AddSense(SimpleEditMessage):
diff --git a/src/view/modal_templates.py b/src/view/modal_templates.py
index 4fefdf0..01d255d 100644
--- a/src/view/modal_templates.py
+++ b/src/view/modal_templates.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def one_question_modal(title, msg, question, current_value, prop):
     return modal_template(content, title, msg, prop)
 
 
-def list_adder(title, element_list_getter, add_click_message):
+def generic_list_editor(title, element_list_getter, add_click_message):
     content = [h("span", {}, title)]
     for slabel in element_list_getter():
         content.append(h("label", {}, [
diff --git a/src/view/modals.py b/src/view/modals.py
index 8f5d042..5d220b1 100644
--- a/src/view/modals.py
+++ b/src/view/modals.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def edit_sense_label(sense):
 
 def edit_example_translation(example):
     etl_getter = lambda: example.copy().translations
-    content = list_adder("Edit example translations", etl_getter, message.msg(message.AddExampleTranslation, example))
+    content = generic_list_editor("Edit example translations", etl_getter, message.msg(message.AddExampleTranslation, example))
     return modal_template(content, "Example Translations", message.EditExampleTranslation, example)