<?PHP echo '<br> 1st try'; $WordsAroundMatchedOW = "cunt cunt"; echo ' here $WordsAroundMatchedOW=' . $WordsAroundMatchedOW; echo '<br>'; var_dump($WordsAroundMatchedOW); echo '<br>'; $AWordAroundMatchedOW = str_word_count($WordsAroundMatchedOW, 2); //put each word in an element of array for spell check later echo '<br>'; echo ' $AWordAroundMatchedOW ='; var_dump($AWordAroundMatchedOW); echo '<br>'; var_dump($AWordAroundMatchedOW); echo '<br>'; echo '<br> 2nd try'; $WordsAroundMatchedOW = "ÑÏήϯ ÑÏήϮ"; echo ' here $WordsAroundMatchedOW=' . $WordsAroundMatchedOW; echo '<br>'; var_dump($WordsAroundMatchedOW); echo '<br>'; $AWordAroundMatchedOW = str_word_count($WordsAroundMatchedOW, 2); //put each word in an element of array for spell check later echo '<br>'; echo ' $AWordAroundMatchedOW ='; var_dump($AWordAroundMatchedOW); echo '<br>'; var_dump($AWordAroundMatchedOW); echo '<br>'; ?>