Speech recognition working only sometimes

I've got an iPhone 4S. I use the speech recognition regularly in order to dictate a text message (in German, mostly).
This has worked pretty well.
Usually, I dictate a sentence, then wait for the iPhone to transcribe it, then dictate the next sentence (i.e., click microphone button, dictate, cick "done").
But some time ago (can't remember when) it started to work only ever so often.
The first sentence usually works fine. The next ones don't work any more - it doesn't come back with a transcription :-(
When I dictate a few hours later another sentence(s), some procedure.
Sometimes, I get a few sentences in a row, but eventually, it stops working.
Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this?
What could I do to improve the speech recognition performance?
Best,
Gabriel.

I couldn't have asked that any better - I have been wondering the same thing since Thursday. I have looked around and can't figure it out either. Anyone with advice - I'd love some direction.

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