Method and system for displaying textual information

An apparatus comprising:

• a wireless pager comprising a receiver to receive a textual message that includes a plurality of words including a first word and a second word, the second word sequentially following the first word;
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• a display device to sequentially display the plurality of words, the display device having a display screen sized to accommodate display of both the first word and the second word concurrently, but wherein the display is controlled such that the first word is displayed during a first time period and the second word is displayed during a second time period, the second time period following completion of the first time period, such that the first word is displayed on the screen without the second word and the second word is displayed on the screen without the first word.

An apparatus comprising:

• a receiver to receive a textual message that includes a plurality of words including a first word, a punctuation mark, and a second word, the punctuation mark sequentially following the first word, the second word sequentially following the punctuation mark;
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• a display device to sequentially display the plurality of words and the punctuation mark, the display device having a display screen sized to accommodate display of the first word, the punctuation mark, and the second word concurrently, but wherein the display is controlled such that the first word and the punctuation mark are displayed during a first time period and the second word is displayed during a second time period, the second time period following completion of the first time period, such that the first word is displayed on the screen without the second word and the second word is displayed on the screen without the first word.