[jQuery] Correct Selector syntax

[jQuery] Correct Selector syntax


I have this block of HTML:
<snip>


    <label for="playerName">Player Name: </label>
    <input type="text" name="playerName-0" class="required spell"
minlength="2"/>
    <span class="spellResponse">
     <br/>&nbsp;Did you mean: <span
style="color:#295DAD;"><em><strong><span class="correctWord">Robert</
span></strong></em> Yes: <input type="radio" value="Y" class="spellQ"
name="spellQ"> No: <input type="radio" value="N" class="spellQ"
name="spellQ"></span><br/></span>










</snip>
I am using a click function on the input.spellQ that if value==Y it
grabs the text() from span.corretWord and places it in the previous
input.required.spell.
I am having trouble selecting the previous input.required spell.
Here is what I have for the funtion:
$('.spellQ').livequery('click',function() {
            var qValue = $(this).val();
            if(qValue == 'Y') {
                var newText = $('span.correctWord').text();
                var field = $('input.spell');
//This line below does not work :-(
                $(this).prev(field).val(newText);
                //console.log(newText);
                //console.log(field);
            }
        });
Thank you in advance for suggestions or assistance.