1. A computerized method of performing word recognition comprising: receiving a word input signal representing one or more words; performing word recognition upon the signal to produce one or more best scoring words corresponding to the word input signal; treating one of said best scoring words as a currently selected word; providing a user interface enabling a user to select from among a plurality of word transformation commands each associated with a different specific transformation for changing the currently selected word to a differently spelled word having the same word root; responding to the user's selection of one of the word transformation commands by causing the selected word transformation command's associated transformation to be performed on the currently selected word.
1. A computerized method of performing word recognition comprising: receiving a word input signal representing one or more words; performing word recognition upon the signal to produce one or more best scoring words corresponding to the word input signal; treating one of said best scoring words as a currently selected word; providing a user interface enabling a user to select from among a plurality of word transformation commands each associated with a different specific transformation for changing the currently selected word to a differently spelled word having the same word root; responding to the user's selection of one of the word transformation commands by causing the selected word transformation command's associated transformation to be performed on the currently selected word. 8. The method as in claim 1 wherein the word recognition is speech recognition performed on a telephone; and the user interface enables a user to select a selected one of the transformation commands by pressing a phone key.