How do I.....

I don't have a nexus 4 yet but this how it is done on my phone, hopefully its a help
language & keyboard - touch input - text input - predict
 
Settings - Languages & Input - Tap the icon next to the Android keyboard - Scroll to Auto Correction - Click to change from the default of Modest to Off.


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