diff --git a/core/abbreviate/abbreviate.py b/core/abbreviate/abbreviate.py
index cb43d5c192..388744fee6 100644
--- a/core/abbreviate/abbreviate.py
+++ b/core/abbreviate/abbreviate.py
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@
 }
 
 
+@mod.capture(rule="brief {user.abbreviation}")
+def abbreviation(m) -> str:
+    return m.abbreviation
+
+
 @track_csv_list(
     "abbreviations.csv", headers=("Abbreviation", "Spoken Form"), default=abbreviations
 )
diff --git a/core/text/text_and_dictation.py b/core/text/text_and_dictation.py
index b60302bf2e..c4e79693a0 100644
--- a/core/text/text_and_dictation.py
+++ b/core/text/text_and_dictation.py
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 )
 
 ctx = Context()
+ctx_dragon = Context()
+ctx_dragon.matches = r"""
+speech.engine: dragon
+"""
+
 # Maps spoken forms to DictationFormat method names (see DictationFormat below).
 ctx.lists["user.prose_modifiers"] = {
     "cap": "cap",
@@ -143,12 +148,14 @@ def prose_time(m) -> str:
     return str(m)
 
 
-@mod.capture(rule="({user.vocabulary} | <word>)")
+@mod.capture(rule="({user.vocabulary} | <user.abbreviation> | <word>)")
 def word(m) -> str:
     """A single word, including user-defined vocabulary."""
-    try:
+    if hasattr(m, "vocabulary"):
         return m.vocabulary
-    except AttributeError:
+    elif hasattr(m, "abbreviation"):
+        return m.abbreviation
+    else:
         return " ".join(
             actions.dictate.replace_words(actions.dictate.parse_words(m.word))
         )
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@ def text(m) -> str:
 
 
 @mod.capture(
-    rule="(<phrase> | {user.vocabulary} | {user.punctuation} | {user.prose_snippets} | <user.prose_currency> | <user.prose_time> | <user.prose_number> | <user.prose_percent> | <user.prose_modifier>)+"
+    rule="(<phrase> | {user.vocabulary} | {user.punctuation} | {user.prose_snippets} | <user.prose_currency> | <user.prose_time> | <user.prose_number> | <user.prose_percent> | <user.prose_modifier> | <user.abbreviation>)+"
 )
 def prose(m) -> str:
     """Mixed words and punctuation, auto-spaced & capitalized."""
@@ -170,13 +177,39 @@ def prose(m) -> str:
 
 
 @mod.capture(
-    rule="(<phrase> | {user.vocabulary} | {user.punctuation} | {user.prose_snippets} | <user.prose_currency> | <user.prose_time> | <user.prose_number> | <user.prose_percent>)+"
+    rule="(<phrase> | {user.vocabulary} | {user.punctuation} | {user.prose_snippets} | <user.prose_currency> | <user.prose_time> | <user.prose_number> | <user.prose_percent> | <user.abbreviation>)+"
 )
 def raw_prose(m) -> str:
     """Mixed words and punctuation, auto-spaced & capitalized, without quote straightening and commands (for use in dictation mode)."""
     return apply_formatting(m)
 
 
+# For dragon, omit support for abbreviations
+@ctx_dragon.capture("user.text", rule="({user.vocabulary} | <phrase>)+")
+def text_dragon(m) -> str:
+    """A sequence of words, including user-defined vocabulary."""
+    return format_phrase(m)
+
+
+@ctx_dragon.capture(
+    "user.prose",
+    rule="(<phrase> | {user.vocabulary} | {user.punctuation} | {user.prose_snippets} | <user.prose_currency> | <user.prose_time> | <user.prose_number> | <user.prose_percent> | <user.prose_modifier>)+",
+)
+def prose_dragon(m) -> str:
+    """Mixed words and punctuation, auto-spaced & capitalized."""
+    # Straighten curly quotes that were introduced to obtain proper spacing.
+    return apply_formatting(m).replace("“", '"').replace("”", '"')
+
+
+@ctx_dragon.capture(
+    "user.raw_prose",
+    rule="(<phrase> | {user.vocabulary} | {user.punctuation} | {user.prose_snippets} | <user.prose_currency> | <user.prose_time> | <user.prose_number> | <user.prose_percent>)+",
+)
+def raw_prose_dragon(m) -> str:
+    """Mixed words and punctuation, auto-spaced & capitalized, without quote straightening and commands (for use in dictation mode)."""
+    return apply_formatting(m)
+
+
 # ---------- FORMATTING ---------- #
 def format_phrase(m):
     words = capture_to_words(m)