Oz (for Australia)
German translation: Explanation
| 22:49 Feb 12, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Beate Lutzebaeck New Zealand Local time: 08:51 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | It truly is the land of Oz |
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peer agreement (net): +1| oz (for australia) It truly is the land of Oz Explanation: It is a colloquial term indeed. But there is also that famous Hollywood film in which the magical country of Oz features, I believe it is called "The Wizard of Oz" (1939?). I would guess that Australians like that comparison of their country to one of magic. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 mins (2004-02-12 22:53:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- For the film, try this one, or just do a Google search. http://www.filmsite.org/wiza.html ;) |
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peer agreement (net): +5| oz (for australia) Explanation Explanation: It's just a phonetic abbreviation (like most English speakers, the "Ozzies" like it short and sweet). It doesn't mean anything at all (other than short for Australia). I shouldn't think is has anything to do with the Hollywood movie Wizard of Oz, as the country's name had been lovingly abbreviated to "Oz" long before the movie was made. |
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