Fix word count when text is pasted and spaces are converted to to non…

…-breaking spaces ( )

app/assets/javascripts/frontend/form-validation.js.coffee

@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ window.FormValidation =
 
   validateWordLimit: (question) ->
     wordLimit = $(question.context).attr("data-word-max")
-    wordCount = $(question.context).val().split(" ").length
+    normalizedContent = $(question.context).val().replace(/ /g, ' ');
+    wordCount = normalizedContent.split(" ").length
     if wordCount > wordLimit
       @logThis(question, "validateWordLimit", "Word limit exceeded")
       @addErrorMessage(question, "Exceeded #{wordLimit} word limit.")