Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

[Jasper]

There's a "Compact" OED here:

http://www.askoxford.com/?view=uk

I have a CD-ROM version of the "Shorter" OED and I've found it useful.

Ya Sam wrote:
> It goes without saying that OED is the best companion when hunting 
> down obscure words in Pynchon but it is unlikely that I'll ever get 
> the 20 volume set. Hence my question: Does anyone here have the 2 
> volume SOED? Is it enough for you when reading logomaniac authors, 
> would you recommend it?
>
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