Oz has always been in Australia. Since the late 70s, at least. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:54 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Oz > In a message dated 6/2/2004 8:08:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, > Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > Oz is Australia? How slowly we catch on. Had to google this. > Assumed the Wizard of.... > > ---- > There is an entry for 'Oz' in the OED, which I append below. The first cite > is from 1908, and oddly spelt (spelled) 'Oss'. > Cheers, > JL > --- > From the OED > Oz. [Repr. pronunc. of abbrev. of Australia and Australian: cf. 'Aussie', n. > and a.] > 1908 Bulletin (Sydney) 2 July 15/3 > My home is near Kingston, which is in the S.E. of South Oss. > 1944 Barging about: organ of 43rd Austral. Landing Craft Co. 1 Sept. 6 > All the tribes of Oz did gather together. > 1970 B. HUMPHRIES in Private Eye 13 Feb. 16 (caption) > If they guess I'm from Oz the shit will really hit the fan. > 1988 Arena Autumn/Winter 78/1 > When you are fronting up for the greatest little country..ie you need to be > pretty smart. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html