function wordCount(field){
	name=field.name;
	text=field.value;
	var char_count = text.length;
	var fullStr = text + " ";
	var initial_whitespace_rExp = /^[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
	var left_trimmedStr = fullStr.replace(initial_whitespace_rExp, "");
	var non_alphanumerics_rExp = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
	var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(non_alphanumerics_rExp, " ");
	var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
	var word_count = splitString.length -1;
	if (fullStr.length <2) {
		word_count = 0;
	}
	var num_words=word_count;
	ID2=document.getElementById(name+"_word_count");
	ID2.innerHTML="Word Count: "+num_words;
}