16. A handheld electronic device comprising: an input apparatus having a number of input keys that are capable of being selected wherein at least one of said input keys has a plurality of selectable input alternatives; a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with said processor, said memory storing one or more routines executable by said processor, said processor apparatus being structured to: detect a first input; responsive to said first input, generate a first output; detect as a second input a selection of an input key having a plurality of output alternatives comprising at least a primary punctuation and a secondary punctuation; determine said first input has a predetermined characteristic; determine a preference for said secondary punctuation as a second output based on the determination that said first input has said predetermined characteristic; and output said second output.
16. A handheld electronic device comprising: an input apparatus having a number of input keys that are capable of being selected wherein at least one of said input keys has a plurality of selectable input alternatives; a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with said processor, said memory storing one or more routines executable by said processor, said processor apparatus being structured to: detect a first input; responsive to said first input, generate a first output; detect as a second input a selection of an input key having a plurality of output alternatives comprising at least a primary punctuation and a secondary punctuation; determine said first input has a predetermined characteristic; determine a preference for said secondary punctuation as a second output based on the determination that said first input has said predetermined characteristic; and output said second output. 17. The handheld electronic device of claim 16 wherein said primary punctuation is a comma and said secondary punctuation is an apostrophe.