1. A computer-implemented method of recognizing speech, the method comprising: employing a computing device to recognize a predefined prefix in user speech, the predefined prefix being associated with a single grammar in a set of grammars, wherein the predefined prefix is also associated with a target software application; recognizing text from speech following the prefix using the single grammar associated with the recognized predefined prefix; identifying the target software application that is associated with the single grammar, the target software application being selected from a plurality of target software applications, associated with other grammars, based on the predefined prefix; and directing recognized text to the target software application associated with the single grammar and the predefined prefix.
1. A computer-implemented method of recognizing speech, the method comprising: employing a computing device to recognize a predefined prefix in user speech, the predefined prefix being associated with a single grammar in a set of grammars, wherein the predefined prefix is also associated with a target software application; recognizing text from speech following the prefix using the single grammar associated with the recognized predefined prefix; identifying the target software application that is associated with the single grammar, the target software application being selected from a plurality of target software applications, associated with other grammars, based on the predefined prefix; and directing recognized text to the target software application associated with the single grammar and the predefined prefix. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prefix is a word.