function createPhraseSnippets(){
    print("...createPhraseSnippets...");
    var n = datFile.length;
    var asl = 25; //approx snippet length
    for(var i = 0; i < n; i++){
        var p = datFile[i];
        var snip;
        if(p.length < asl){
            snip = p;
            phraseSnippets.push("..." + snip);
        }
        else{
            var temp = "";
            var count = 0;
            for(var ndx = p.length-1; ndx >= 0; ndx--){
                var char = p[ndx];
                temp = char + temp;
                count++;

                //go to next space
                //if count exceeds approx snippet length
                if(count > asl){
                    if(char == " "){
                        temp = "..." + temp;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            snip = temp;
            phraseSnippets.push(snip);
        }//end else
    }//end for loop

}//end createPhraseSnippets