Corpus, many new quotations from then-recent authors, and a complete review of spelling forms and defining vocabulary. 16,000 words lost their hyphen. Angus Stevenson, the editor of the Shorter OED, stated the reason: "People are not confident about using hyphens anymore, they're not really sure what they are for." Its researchers reviewed a corpus of 2 billion words (in newspapers, books, web sites and blogs from 2000). Bumble-bee is now bumblebee, ice-cream is ice cream and pot-belly is pot belly. Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Sixth Edition (Hardcover) (/) ?th impression (2007-09-20) Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Sixth Edition (Deluxe leather-bound Hardcover) (/) ?th impression (2007-09-20) Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM Version 3.0 (/): Supports linking to word processors. ?th impression (2007-09-13) Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Deluxe edition (hardcover+CD-ROM) (/): ?th impression (2007-09-20) (The CD-ROM supports Windows 2000 or higher, Mac OS x 10.3.9 (PowerPC) or 10.4 or 10.5 (Intel) or higher). Electronic versions The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is available on CD-ROM for Windows and Macintosh. Version 3.0 of that CD-ROM is copy-protected using SecuROM. The dictionary is also available as an electronic download plug-in for WordWeb for Windows and for Mac OS X. In addition to all of the contents of the traditional paper dictionary, the electronic versions include: Audio pronunciations Automatic look-up of words from other applications Search functions Crossword solver and anagram functions Mac OS X version Version 3.2 (OS X 10.9 64-bit, 2016-12-01) Windows version: Published by MobiSystems, Inc. Version 2.2.0.7 (Windows 8.1, 2015-??-??, 10-device installation) References External links Oxford University Press page: 6th edition, Deluxe edition, CD-ROM 3.0 Microsoft Store page: 6th edition iTunes page: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary WordWeb pages: The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Windows) 1933 non-fiction books Oxford dictionaries Works derived from the Oxford English Dictionary