9. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device, said handheld electronic device including an input apparatus having a number of input members that are capable of being actuated wherein at least one of said input members has a plurality of selectable input alternatives, the method comprising: detecting a selection of a predetermined language; detecting as an input an actuation of an input member; responsive to said detecting as an input, generating a first output; detecting as another input an actuation of an input member having a plurality of selectable output alternatives comprising at least a first punctuation and a second punctuation; making a determination that said first output has a predetermined characteristic; responsive to said making a determination, preferring as a second output one of said primary punctuation or said secondary punctuation; and outputting said second output.
9. A method of enabling input on a handheld electronic device, said handheld electronic device including an input apparatus having a number of input members that are capable of being actuated wherein at least one of said input members has a plurality of selectable input alternatives, the method comprising: detecting a selection of a predetermined language; detecting as an input an actuation of an input member; responsive to said detecting as an input, generating a first output; detecting as another input an actuation of an input member having a plurality of selectable output alternatives comprising at least a first punctuation and a second punctuation; making a determination that said first output has a predetermined characteristic; responsive to said making a determination, preferring as a second output one of said primary punctuation or said secondary punctuation; and outputting said second output. 15. The method of claim 9 further comprising detecting as said predetermined language the French language.