function wordcount(textarea, field, len) {
  var count = document.getElementById(textarea).value;
  var words = count.split(/\s/);
  var cnt = words.length;
  var ele = document.getElementById(field);
  var left = len - cnt;
  if ( left < 0 ) {
    var newstr = count.split(/\s/,len).toString();
    var chopto = newstr.length;
    document.getElementById(textarea).value = count.substr(0,chopto);
    ele.innerHTML = ' - <b>Too many words!</b>';
  }
  ele.innerHTML = ' - <strong>' + (len - cnt) + '</strong> left';
}