10. A computerized method of performing word recognition comprising: receiving a word input signal representing one or more words; performing word recognition upon the signal to produce one or more best scoring words corresponding to the word input signal; treating one of said best scoring words as a currently selected word; providing a user interface enabling a user to select from among a plurality of word transformation commands, including a command for transforming the currently selected word between a letter and a non-letter form; and responding to the user's selection the command for transforming between a letter and a non-letter form by transforming a currently selected word between a spelled representation using one or more letters of the alphabet and a non-spelled representation that uses only characters that are not letters of the alphabet.
10. A computerized method of performing word recognition comprising: receiving a word input signal representing one or more words; performing word recognition upon the signal to produce one or more best scoring words corresponding to the word input signal; treating one of said best scoring words as a currently selected word; providing a user interface enabling a user to select from among a plurality of word transformation commands, including a command for transforming the currently selected word between a letter and a non-letter form; and responding to the user's selection the command for transforming between a letter and a non-letter form by transforming a currently selected word between a spelled representation using one or more letters of the alphabet and a non-spelled representation that uses only characters that are not letters of the alphabet. 13. The method as in claim 10 wherein said non-spelled form is a punctuation mark.