diff --git a/bigbytes.go b/bigbytes.go
index 007dc97..1fc4916 100644
--- a/bigbytes.go
+++ b/bigbytes.go
@@ -112,25 +112,39 @@ func humanateBigBytes(s, base *big.Int, sizes []string) string {
 // BigBytes produces a human readable representation of an SI size.
 //
 // BigBytes(82854982) -> 83MB
-func BigBytes(s *big.Int) string {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) BigBytes(s *big.Int) string {
 	sizes := []string{"B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB", "EB", "ZB", "YB"}
 	return humanateBigBytes(s, bigSIExp, sizes)
 }
 
+// BigBytes produces a human readable representation of an SI size.
+//
+// BigBytes(82854982) -> 83MB
+func BigBytes(s *big.Int) string {
+	return Default.BigBytes(s)
+}
+
 // BigIBytes produces a human readable representation of an IEC size.
 //
 // BigIBytes(82854982) -> 79MiB
-func BigIBytes(s *big.Int) string {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) BigIBytes(s *big.Int) string {
 	sizes := []string{"B", "KiB", "MiB", "GiB", "TiB", "PiB", "EiB", "ZiB", "YiB"}
 	return humanateBigBytes(s, bigIECExp, sizes)
 }
 
+// BigIBytes produces a human readable representation of an IEC size.
+//
+// BigIBytes(82854982) -> 79MiB
+func BigIBytes(s *big.Int) string {
+	return Default.BigIBytes(s)
+}
+
 // ParseBigBytes parses a string representation of bytes into the number
 // of bytes it represents.
 //
 // ParseBigBytes("42MB") -> 42000000, nil
 // ParseBigBytes("42mib") -> 44040192, nil
-func ParseBigBytes(s string) (*big.Int, error) {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) ParseBigBytes(s string) (*big.Int, error) {
 	lastDigit := 0
 	for _, r := range s {
 		if !(unicode.IsDigit(r) || r == '.') {
@@ -156,3 +170,12 @@ func ParseBigBytes(s string) (*big.Int, error) {
 
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unhandled size name: %v", extra)
 }
+
+// ParseBigBytes parses a string representation of bytes into the number
+// of bytes it represents.
+//
+// ParseBigBytes("42MB") -> 42000000, nil
+// ParseBigBytes("42mib") -> 44040192, nil
+func ParseBigBytes(s string) (*big.Int, error) {
+	return Default.ParseBigBytes(s)
+}
diff --git a/comma.go b/comma.go
index 9efc682..5a4c521 100644
--- a/comma.go
+++ b/comma.go
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// Comma produces a string form of the given number in base 10 with
-// commas after every three orders of magnitude.
-//
-// e.g. Comma(834142) -> 834,142
-func Comma(v int64) string {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) commaWithSeparator(v int64, separator string) string {
 	sign := ""
 	if v < 0 {
 		sign = "-"
@@ -32,12 +28,28 @@ func Comma(v int64) string {
 		j--
 	}
 	parts[j] = strconv.Itoa(int(v))
-	return sign + strings.Join(parts[j:len(parts)], ",")
+	return sign + strings.Join(parts[j:len(parts)], separator)
+}
+
+// Comma produces a string form of the given number in base 10 with
+// commas after every three orders of magnitude.
+//
+// e.g. Comma(834142) -> 834,142
+func (h *EnglishHumanizer) Comma(v int64) string {
+	return h.commaWithSeparator(v, ",")
+}
+
+// Comma produces a string form of the given number in base 10 with
+// commas after every three orders of magnitude.
+//
+// e.g. Comma(834142) -> 834,142
+func Comma(v int64) string {
+	return Default.Comma(v)
 }
 
 // BigComma produces a string form of the given big.Int in base 10
 // with commas after every three orders of magnitude.
-func BigComma(b *big.Int) string {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) bigCommaWithSeparator(b *big.Int, separator string) string {
 	sign := ""
 	if b.Sign() < 0 {
 		sign = "-"
@@ -63,5 +75,17 @@ func BigComma(b *big.Int) string {
 		j--
 	}
 	parts[j] = strconv.Itoa(int(b.Int64()))
-	return sign + strings.Join(parts[j:len(parts)], ",")
+	return sign + strings.Join(parts[j:len(parts)], separator)
+}
+
+// BigComma produces a string form of the given big.Int in base 10
+// with commas after every three orders of magnitude.
+func (h *EnglishHumanizer) BigComma(b *big.Int) string {
+	return h.bigCommaWithSeparator(b, ",")
+}
+
+// BigComma produces a string form of the given big.Int in base 10
+// with commas after every three orders of magnitude.
+func BigComma(b *big.Int) string {
+	return Default.BigComma(b)
 }
diff --git a/english.go b/english.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f17437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/english.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package humanize
+
+type EnglishHumanizer struct {
+	BaseHumanizer
+}
+
+var English EnglishHumanizer
+var Default = English
diff --git a/ftoa.go b/ftoa.go
index c76190b..bdba5f4 100644
--- a/ftoa.go
+++ b/ftoa.go
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ func stripTrailingZeros(s string) string {
 }
 
 // Ftoa converts a float to a string with no trailing zeros.
-func Ftoa(num float64) string {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) Ftoa(num float64) string {
 	return stripTrailingZeros(strconv.FormatFloat(num, 'f', 6, 64))
 }
+
+// Ftoa converts a float to a string with no trailing zeros.
+func Ftoa(num float64) string {
+	return Default.Ftoa(num)
+}
diff --git a/humanize.go b/humanize.go
index 74142c2..9f2f471 100644
--- a/humanize.go
+++ b/humanize.go
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ representing sizes like 82854982 into useful strings like, "83MB" or
 "79MiB" (whichever you prefer).
 */
 package humanize
+
+type BaseHumanizer struct{}
diff --git a/ordinals.go b/ordinals.go
index 43d88a8..434649f 100644
--- a/ordinals.go
+++ b/ordinals.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "strconv"
 // Ordinal gives you the input number in a rank/ordinal format.
 //
 // Ordinal(3) -> 3rd
-func Ordinal(x int) string {
+func (h *EnglishHumanizer) Ordinal(x int) string {
 	suffix := "th"
 	switch x % 10 {
 	case 1:
@@ -23,3 +23,10 @@ func Ordinal(x int) string {
 	}
 	return strconv.Itoa(x) + suffix
 }
+
+// Ordinal gives you the input number in a rank/ordinal format.
+//
+// Ordinal(3) -> 3rd
+func Ordinal(x int) string {
+	return Default.Ordinal(x)
+}
diff --git a/si.go b/si.go
index e4cdcea..6b8500c 100644
--- a/si.go
+++ b/si.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func init() {
 // that prefix.
 //
 // e.g. ComputeSI(2.2345e-12) -> (2.2345, "p")
-func ComputeSI(input float64) (float64, string) {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) ComputeSI(input float64) (float64, string) {
 	if input == 0 {
 		return 0, ""
 	}
@@ -75,23 +75,42 @@ func ComputeSI(input float64) (float64, string) {
 	return value, prefix
 }
 
+// ComputeSI finds the most appropriate SI prefix for the given number
+// and returns the prefix along with the value adjusted to be within
+// that prefix.
+//
+// e.g. ComputeSI(2.2345e-12) -> (2.2345, "p")
+func ComputeSI(input float64) (float64, string) {
+	return Default.ComputeSI(input)
+}
+
 // SI returns a string with default formatting.
 //
 // SI uses Ftoa to format float value, removing trailing zeros.
 //
 // e.g. SI(1000000, B) -> 1MB
 // e.g. SI(2.2345e-12, "F") -> 2.2345pF
-func SI(input float64, unit string) string {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) SI(input float64, unit string) string {
 	value, prefix := ComputeSI(input)
 	return Ftoa(value) + prefix + unit
 }
 
+// SI returns a string with default formatting.
+//
+// SI uses Ftoa to format float value, removing trailing zeros.
+//
+// e.g. SI(1000000, B) -> 1MB
+// e.g. SI(2.2345e-12, "F") -> 2.2345pF
+func SI(input float64, unit string) string {
+	return Default.SI(input, unit)
+}
+
 var errInvalid = errors.New("invalid input")
 
 // ParseSI parses an SI string back into the number and unit.
 //
 // e.g. ParseSI(2.2345pF) -> (2.2345e-12, "F", nil)
-func ParseSI(input string) (float64, string, error) {
+func (h *BaseHumanizer) ParseSI(input string) (float64, string, error) {
 	found := riParseRegex.FindStringSubmatch(input)
 	if len(found) != 4 {
 		return 0, "", errInvalid
@@ -102,3 +121,10 @@ func ParseSI(input string) (float64, string, error) {
 	base, err := strconv.ParseFloat(found[1], 64)
 	return base * mag, unit, err
 }
+
+// ParseSI parses an SI string back into the number and unit.
+//
+// e.g. ParseSI(2.2345pF) -> (2.2345e-12, "F", nil)
+func ParseSI(input string) (float64, string, error) {
+	return Default.ParseSI(input)
+}
diff --git a/times.go b/times.go
index 592ebe1..d7ca734 100644
--- a/times.go
+++ b/times.go
@@ -21,10 +21,17 @@ const (
 // Time formats a time into a relative string.
 //
 // Time(someT) -> "3 weeks ago"
-func Time(then time.Time) string {
+func (h *EnglishHumanizer) Time(then time.Time) string {
 	return RelTime(then, time.Now(), "ago", "from now")
 }
 
+// Time formats a time into a relative string.
+//
+// Time(someT) -> "3 weeks ago"
+func Time(then time.Time) string {
+	return Default.Time(then)
+}
+
 var magnitudes = []struct {
 	d      int64
 	format string
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ var magnitudes = []struct {
 // the label corresponding to the smaller time is applied.
 //
 // RelTime(timeInPast, timeInFuture, "earlier", "later") -> "3 weeks earlier"
-func RelTime(a, b time.Time, albl, blbl string) string {
+func (h *EnglishHumanizer) RelTime(a, b time.Time, albl, blbl string) string {
 	lbl := albl
 	diff := b.Unix() - a.Unix()
 
@@ -89,3 +96,14 @@ func RelTime(a, b time.Time, albl, blbl string) string {
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf(mag.format, args...)
 }
+
+// RelTime formats a time into a relative string.
+//
+// It takes two times and two labels.  In addition to the generic time
+// delta string (e.g. 5 minutes), the labels are used applied so that
+// the label corresponding to the smaller time is applied.
+//
+// RelTime(timeInPast, timeInFuture, "earlier", "later") -> "3 weeks earlier"
+func RelTime(a, b time.Time, albl, blbl string) string {
+	return Default.RelTime(a, b, albl, blbl)
+}