7. A method comprising: decoding a speech signal to identifying a word and a list of alternatives; displaying the word; receiving an indication that the word has been selected; highlighting the selected word; displaying at least one word from the list of alternatives in a first displayed list while highlighting the selected word, each displayed word being displayed next to a respective number; decoding a second speech signal received while displaying the first displayed list, the second speech signal consisting of a pronunciation of a word that is not in the first displayed list, to decode a second word and a second list of alternatives from the second speech signal while displaying the first displayed list; determining if the second word is a number; if the second word is not a number, displaying the second word and at least one word from the second list of alternatives in a second displayed list while highlighting the selected word, the second word and each word in the second list of alternatives being displayed next to a respective number; receiving a third speech signal; decoding the third speech signal to identify a third word and a third list of alternatives; determining that the third word is a number; and replacing the selected word with the word displayed in the second displayed list next to the number indicated by the third word.
7. A method comprising: decoding a speech signal to identifying a word and a list of alternatives; displaying the word; receiving an indication that the word has been selected; highlighting the selected word; displaying at least one word from the list of alternatives in a first displayed list while highlighting the selected word, each displayed word being displayed next to a respective number; decoding a second speech signal received while displaying the first displayed list, the second speech signal consisting of a pronunciation of a word that is not in the first displayed list, to decode a second word and a second list of alternatives from the second speech signal while displaying the first displayed list; determining if the second word is a number; if the second word is not a number, displaying the second word and at least one word from the second list of alternatives in a second displayed list while highlighting the selected word, the second word and each word in the second list of alternatives being displayed next to a respective number; receiving a third speech signal; decoding the third speech signal to identify a third word and a third list of alternatives; determining that the third word is a number; and replacing the selected word with the word displayed in the second displayed list next to the number indicated by the third word. 8. The method of claim 7 further comprising: displaying an initial phrase; receiving an indication that the initial phrase has been selected; displaying a list of alternative phrases; decoding a speech signal to identify a second phrase and a second list of alternative phrases; and displaying the second phrase and at least one phrase from the second list of alternative phrases.