public static String maxWordedEtc( String string, int maxLength )
    {
        if ( string == null ) {
            return EMPTY;
        }
        if ( maxLength < 0 ) {
            maxLength = 0;
        }
        if ( string.length() <= maxLength ) {
            return EMPTY + string;
        }
        return string.substring( 0, maxLength - 1 ).trim() + ETC;
    }