How do I get my iPhone to type the word "Period" instead of the punctuation while dictating? I love using my iPhone to dictate long emails, first drafts of documents, and such.  It does such an amazing job and I can capture my thoughts quickly.

Unfortunately, a lot of the work I do is associated with accounting periods but however I say "period", it always puts the full-stop punctuation.

Is there a way to get it to actually spell out "period"?  I end up having to use a word that will not be in the final text (penguin) and then do a search and replace at the end.
I have the perfect solution, and it goes as follows.


Create a new contact with the first name of what you want to be dictated, as you want it dictated exactly. (e.g. Contact first name "period" without the quotes.)
Down at the bottom select add new field and add the phonetic first name field.
Go back up and type out the phrase you'd like associated with the word. I like to use the word "literal" space then the word. (e.g. "literal period")
Force quit all apps. and reopen the one you are using to dictate to.
make a new sentence and say the phrase "literal period" and you should now get the word "period" in the sentence instead of "."


To conclude, this works for EVERYTHING. Proper Names, fantasy/sci-fi content, technical terminology, etc.