Easy to use, accurate, good pronunciation

I bought this hoping that it would deliver and a quick try out with English to French shows that it performs well. It is obviously important that you type in correctly. For example, type "di" instead of "do" and it will not be able to translate properly, leaving the unrecognized word unchanged.

I wish I had had this when buying insurance in France late last year from an agency who had no English speaking personnel. We worked it all out but it took a lot longer than if I had had this software and my MacBook Air with me.

The pronunciation is excellent and I like the fact that you can vary the speed of the spoken words.

I have not been able to test this, but there are some words in any language that have multiple meanings - "trunk" comes to mind - and the translation would requite an understanding of context to get the right word. But by switching a translation you can get an idea of how the software handles it:

The trunk road is straight > La route tronc est droit > The road is straight trunk > La route est droite du coffre > The road is straight trunk

Something got mixed up in the first French to English.

As another reviewer has mentioned, software costing many times more can be much less accurate, so I am not dropping any stars as I think the value for money is terrific.

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