Apple key + ESC when typing

Hi All,
Something a chap in Tunisia told me about that I did not know.
Type part of a word in a text chat.
Then use the Apple Key + ESC at the same time.
This then lists words that start with those letters.
Different to Apple + ; or Apple + Shift + ; (to get Apple + gto get regular spelling window up.
I would guess this is a keystroke that I have not come across elsewhere.
9:59 PM Wednesday; May 31, 2006

You can tell I don't get out of iChat much.
I only came to learn how the App worked !!
9:53 PM Monday; June 5, 2006

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