2. The method of claim 1 , identifying a plurality of entries from a sequence of phonetic units that are recognized from a spoken input includes identifying one or more names, and wherein accessing the search node includes accessing the search node for a directory of people and/or businesses.
2. The method of claim 1 , identifying a plurality of entries from a sequence of phonetic units that are recognized from a spoken input includes identifying one or more names, and wherein accessing the search node includes accessing the search node for a directory of people and/or businesses. 3. The method of claim 2 , wherein identifying a plurality of entries includes identifying a nickname or alias as one of the plurality of entries that are recognized from the spoken input, and wherein selecting a matching record further comprises selecting a given record in which at least one of multiple phonetic representations includes the entry for the nickname or alias, and wherein the nickname of alias is orthographically dissimilar to a corresponding name contained in the matching record.