diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,3 +40,7 @@ echo $text; // consist
 ## Tests
 A verification list of 29,000 words and their expected stems can be run (after
 ```composer install``` via ```phpunit```).
+
+## Contributions (Paras Lehana)
+
+* *External file support for protected words:* Now you can add protected words to this stemmer. Protected words won't be stemmed. For example, I have added 'training' as protected word so that it doesn't get stemmed to 'train'. Add words in newline in file src/protwords.txt (more instructions in protwords.txt file).
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+theme: jekyll-theme-minimal
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Porter2.php b/src/Porter2.php
index 964a8aa..e8c46bc 100644
--- a/src/Porter2.php
+++ b/src/Porter2.php
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ protected static function step1b($word) {
       'exceed',
       'succeed',
     );
+
+    $line_arr = file(__DIR__.'/protwords.txt',FILE_IGNORE_NEW_LINES|FILE_SKIP_EMPTY_LINES);
+    
+    foreach ($line_arr as $line){
+      if(substr(trim($line),0,1)=='#') continue;
+      array_push($exceptions,(string)$line);
+    }
+
     if (in_array($word, $exceptions)) {
       return $word;
     }
diff --git a/src/protwords.txt b/src/protwords.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Please add protected words here in new line.
+# Lines starting with hash would be ignored so you comments using this.
+# I usually add current date before adding a protected word.
+# Protected words: The words you'll be putting here would be ignored by the stemmer. That is, for a keyword like 'training' put here, it would be returned as 'training' by the stemmer and not 'train'.
+# Blank lines would also be ignored. 
+# Demo: Uncomment 'training' that I have added on Jan 10, 2019 to protect it. Likewise, you can add your words in each line.
+
+# Added on Jan 10, 2018
+
+training