diff --git a/stopwords.txt b/stopwords.txt
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+# List copied from http://xpo6.com/list-of-english-stop-words/
+a
+about
+above
+across
+after
+afterwards
+again
+against
+all
+almost
+alone
+along
+already
+also
+although
+always
+am
+among
+amongst
+amoungst
+amount
+an
+and
+another
+any
+anyhow
+anyone
+anything
+anyway
+anywhere
+are
+around
+as
+at
+back
+be
+became
+because
+become
+becomes
+becoming
+been
+before
+beforehand
+behind
+being
+below
+beside
+besides
+between
+beyond
+bill
+both
+bottom
+but
+by
+call
+can
+cannot
+cant
+co
+computer
+con
+could
+couldnt
+cry
+de
+describe
+detail
+do
+done
+down
+due
+during
+each
+eg
+eight
+either
+eleven
+else
+elsewhere
+empty
+enough
+etc
+even
+ever
+every
+everyone
+everything
+everywhere
+except
+few
+fifteen
+fify
+fill
+find
+fire
+first
+five
+for
+former
+formerly
+forty
+found
+four
+from
+front
+full
+further
+get
+give
+go
+had
+has
+hasnt
+have
+he
+hence
+her
+here
+hereafter
+hereby
+herein
+hereupon
+hers
+herse"
+him
+himse"
+his
+how
+however
+hundred
+i
+ie
+if
+in
+inc
+indeed
+interest
+into
+is
+it
+its
+itse"
+keep
+last
+latter
+latterly
+least
+less
+ltd
+made
+many
+may
+me
+meanwhile
+might
+mill
+mine
+more
+moreover
+most
+mostly
+move
+much
+must
+my
+myse"
+name
+namely
+neither
+never
+nevertheless
+next
+nine
+no
+nobody
+none
+noone
+nor
+not
+nothing
+now
+nowhere
+of
+off
+often
+on
+once
+one
+only
+onto
+or
+other
+others
+otherwise
+our
+ours
+ourselves
+out
+over
+own
+part
+per
+perhaps
+please
+put
+rather
+re
+same
+see
+seem
+seemed
+seeming
+seems
+serious
+several
+she
+should
+show
+side
+since
+sincere
+six
+sixty
+so
+some
+somehow
+someone
+something
+sometime
+sometimes
+somewhere
+still
+such
+system
+take
+ten
+than
+that
+the
+their
+them
+themselves
+then
+thence
+there
+thereafter
+thereby
+therefore
+therein
+thereupon
+these
+they
+thick
+thin
+third
+this
+those
+though
+three
+through
+throughout
+thru
+thus
+to
+together
+too
+top
+toward
+towards
+twelve
+twenty
+two
+un
+under
+until
+up
+upon
+us
+very
+via
+was
+we
+well
+were
+what
+whatever
+when
+whence
+whenever
+where
+whereafter
+whereas
+whereby
+wherein
+whereupon
+wherever
+whether
+which
+while
+whither
+who
+whoever
+whole
+whom
+whose
+why
+will
+with
+within
+without
+would
+yet
+you
+your
+yours
+yourself
+yourselves
diff --git a/top_words.sh b/top_words.sh
index 3f10f8e..e518cd0 100755
--- a/top_words.sh
+++ b/top_words.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #/usr/bin/env bash
 BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
-grep -o -E '[a-zA-Z]{3,}' "$BASEDIR/README.md"  | tr A-Z a-z | sort | uniq -c | sort -n
+grep -o -E '[a-zA-Z]{3,}' "$BASEDIR/README.md" | tr A-Z a-z | grep -vwFf stopwords.txt | sort | uniq -c | sort -n