New Swype Beta

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So my Swype finally expired and forced me to install the latest beta. I was weary because I knew that word suggestions were a new feature and I didn't want them on my screen if it knew which word I was typing in. Sure enough, the feature was annoying, and even though I went into Swype settings and unchecked word suggestions, it kept showing up. Does anyone have a similar experience and know of a way to disable it? If not, what similar keyboard do you all use instead?