1. A method for enabling input on a handheld electronic device having a display, the method comprising: detecting a plurality of input key selections as an initial portion of an ambiguous input; outputting at a first location on the display the initial portion of an ambiguous input; identifying a plurality of prefix objects corresponding to the initial portion of the ambiguous input, each of the plurality of prefix objects associated with an initial portion of a language object being a proposed textual interpretation of the ambiguous input; outputting at a second location on the display the plurality of prefix objects; and upon selection of a prefix object, outputting at the first location on the display the prefix object, wherein the outputted prefix object differs from the initial portion of the ambiguous input.
1. A method for enabling input on a handheld electronic device having a display, the method comprising: detecting a plurality of input key selections as an initial portion of an ambiguous input; outputting at a first location on the display the initial portion of an ambiguous input; identifying a plurality of prefix objects corresponding to the initial portion of the ambiguous input, each of the plurality of prefix objects associated with an initial portion of a language object being a proposed textual interpretation of the ambiguous input; outputting at a second location on the display the plurality of prefix objects; and upon selection of a prefix object, outputting at the first location on the display the prefix object, wherein the outputted prefix object differs from the initial portion of the ambiguous input. 6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the language object is retrieved from an address database.