Shorter Oxford English Dictionary: Version 2.0

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Summary: SLOOOWWWW!
Review: I replaced Version 1 [1997] of the Shorter Oxford with this looking for pronunciation [though I'd prefer American to British] and some added words. This delivered both, but at way to high a cost in usability. Version 1 popped up instantly. This Version took well over a minute to load in a brand new laptop. And that was with all the content installed on the C drive...much faster than CD-Rom access. I can't overemphasize how cludgy this thing is to work with. After a few days, I uninstalled and went back to Version 1. There are many online dictionaries like freedictionary.com that offer the newest definitions and pronunciations that can be used to adequately supplement the older version.