10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising: determining a plurality of alternative segments for the user-selected segment, wherein each alternative segment comprises at least one letter difference than the user-selected segment; and displaying the plurality of alternative segments in the user interface.
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.