12. A handheld electronic device, comprising: a display; a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, said processor apparatus having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on said processor, cause said handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising: receiving an input, wherein the input is associated with a pending linguistic element and at least one previously entered linguistic element; determining that the at least one previously entered linguistic element has a predetermined characteristic, wherein the predetermined characteristic comprises belonging to a particular class of verbs; determining a preferred output for the pending linguistic element based on the predetermined characteristic of the at least one previously entered linguistic element, wherein the preferred output of the pending linguistic element differs from the at least one previously entered linguistic element; displaying on the display a variant component comprising the at least preferred output of the pending linguistic element and an alternative output, wherein the variant component is displayed in proximity to a display of the at least one previously entered linguistic element; and based on selection from the variant component, presenting on the display a selected output of the pending linguistic element in the output apparatus.
12. A handheld electronic device, comprising: a display; a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, said processor apparatus having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on said processor, cause said handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising: receiving an input, wherein the input is associated with a pending linguistic element and at least one previously entered linguistic element; determining that the at least one previously entered linguistic element has a predetermined characteristic, wherein the predetermined characteristic comprises belonging to a particular class of verbs; determining a preferred output for the pending linguistic element based on the predetermined characteristic of the at least one previously entered linguistic element, wherein the preferred output of the pending linguistic element differs from the at least one previously entered linguistic element; displaying on the display a variant component comprising the at least preferred output of the pending linguistic element and an alternative output, wherein the variant component is displayed in proximity to a display of the at least one previously entered linguistic element; and based on selection from the variant component, presenting on the display a selected output of the pending linguistic element in the output apparatus. 13. A handheld electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the variant component includes a predetermined quantity of selectable outputs.