function textLimit(field, maxlen) {
    var errorMsgObj = document.getElementById('word_count_error');
    var newString = new String();
    var wordCount = field.value.split(" ");
    if (wordCount.length > maxlen) {
        for (i=0;i<=maxlen-1;i++) {
            newString += wordCount[i] + ' ';
        }
        field.value = newString;
        errorMsgObj.innerHTML = 'You have reached the 25 word limit';
    } else {
        errorMsgObj.innerHTML = '';
    }
}