22. A method as defined in claim 17, wherein said standard text lexicon includes M orthographies, comprising the step of inserting into said list N orthographies present in said standard text lexicon, where M.gtoreq.N.
22. A method as defined in claim 17, wherein said standard text lexicon includes M orthographies, comprising the step of inserting into said list N orthographies present in said standard text lexicon, where M.gtoreq.N. 23. A method as defined in claim 22, comprising the step of scoring orthographies in said standard text lexicon on a basis of a potential match with the spoken utterance.