1. A method for maximizing a use of stored phrases for speech recognition purposes comprising: maintaining a plurality of audio phrases and corresponding phrase characteristics, wherein said phrase characteristics comprise a translation of speech in the associated audio phrase; receiving at least one finite state grammar comprising a plurality of textual phrases; executing a software algorithm to compare the plurality of textual phrases against the translations associated with the maintained audio phrases; and producing a result of the software algorithm execution, where the result indicates phrase coverage for the finite state grammar based upon the audio phrases.