6. The method of claim 1 , wherein examining the at least one sequence of characters comprises storing a list of words indicative of an interrogatory when occurring at the beginning of the at least one sequence of characters, identifying the at least one word at the beginning of the at the least one sequence of characters, and searching the list for a match for the at least one word at the beginning of the at least one sequence of characters.
1. A method of inputting interrogative punctuation into text generated by a handheld electronic device, the method comprising the steps of: inputting at least one sequence of characters comprising the text; examining the at least one sequence of characters for at least a first word at the beginning of the at least one sequence of characters indicative of an interrogatory; and inputting termination of the at least one sequence of characters and automatically adding the interrogative punctuation to the at least one sequence of characters when the at least first word at the beginning of the at least one sequence of characters is indicative of an interrogatory.