8. A method for word correction on a multi-touch device, comprising: detecting a selection by a user of a word displayed in a user interface of the multi-touch device; breaking the word into logical segments, wherein at least one of the logical segments comprises a plurality of characters; presenting the logical segments in the user interface; detecting a user-selected segment of one of the logical segments; displaying at least one alternative segment for the user-selected segment in the user interface; and altering the selected segment in response to receiving a user-selected replacement from the at least one alternative segment.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein breaking the word into logical segments further comprises separating the word into syllables.