diff --git a/laravel/str.php b/laravel/str.php
index 8f46282c..0b6b5cfa 100644
--- a/laravel/str.php
+++ b/laravel/str.php
@@ -123,6 +123,34 @@ public static function limit($value, $limit = 100, $end = '...')
 		return substr($value, 0, $limit).$end;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Limit the number of words in a string.
+	 *
+	 * <code>
+	 *		// Returns "This is a..."
+	 *		echo Str::words('This is a sentence.', 3);
+	 *
+	 *		// Limit the number of words and append a custom ending
+	 *		echo Str::words('This is a sentence.', 3, '---');
+	 * </code>
+	 *
+	 * @param  string  $value
+	 * @param  int     $words
+	 * @param  string  $end
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function words($value, $words = 100, $end = '...')
+	{
+		preg_match('/^\s*+(?:\S++\s*+){1,'.$words.'}/', $value, $matches);
+
+		if (static::length($value) == static::length($matches[0]))
+		{
+			$end = '';
+		}
+
+		return rtrim($matches[0]).$end;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the singular form of the given word.
 	 *
@@ -166,34 +194,6 @@ public static function plural($value, $count = 2)
 		return (ctype_upper($value[0])) ? static::title($plural) : $plural;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Limit the number of words in a string.
-	 *
-	 * <code>
-	 *		// Returns "This is a..."
-	 *		echo Str::words('This is a sentence.', 3);
-	 *
-	 *		// Limit the number of words and append a custom ending
-	 *		echo Str::words('This is a sentence.', 3, '---');
-	 * </code>
-	 *
-	 * @param  string  $value
-	 * @param  int     $words
-	 * @param  string  $end
-	 * @return string
-	 */
-	public static function words($value, $words = 100, $end = '...')
-	{
-		preg_match('/^\s*+(?:\S++\s*+){1,'.$words.'}/', $value, $matches);
-
-		if (static::length($value) == static::length($matches[0]))
-		{
-			$end = '';
-		}
-
-		return rtrim($matches[0]).$end;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Generate a URL friendly "slug" from a given string.
 	 *