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CoinCrusader42

September 29, 2008, 01:17:22 AM
Oz.  The wonderful land of Oz?  Oztralia.  What does "Oz" mean"

NCTL?

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latman

#1
September 29, 2008, 01:33:21 AM
Oz is slang for Australia, and NCTL would be NCLT, which is non circulating legal tender, or collector coins. Same as NIFC.

Sap

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September 29, 2008, 09:11:42 AM
Much Australian slang is derived by simple abbreviation of longer words. Thus, television becomes "tellie", barbecue becomes "barbie" and Australian becomes "Aussie". Note that down here, "Australia" is pronounced "Oz-trail-yah", so "Aussie" is pronounced "Ozzie".

Now, "Ozzies" have to come from somewhere; logically, they come from Oz. There is also, of course, the literary reference to the Land of Oz of L. Frank Baum's fantasy books - a land so far away, it's impossible to go there by ordinary means, full of weird people and bizarre creatures.

As an aside, you'll also note that we believe there are only three syllables in "Australia", rather than the four that everyone else seems to want to use (most North Americans I've met tend to say "Ore-stray-lee-aah"). So here's a handy tip for Americans wanting to pronounce "Australia" like a local: say this Spanish word:

Estrella

Apparently, many Americans know enough about proper Spanish pronunciation to know that words ending in "-lla" have an additional "y" thrown in before the "a", giving "Es-trell-ya". Slide the "s" slightly more towards a "z" sound, and viola, you're saying "Australia" in a near-perfect Aussie accent. ;)
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ElleKitty

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September 29, 2008, 04:15:30 PM
Estrellas de la Cruz del Sur.  ;)  How very appropriate.  Although the proper pronunciation for Estrella isn't quite like that.  A double ll is an entirely different letter in the Spanish alphabet.  Estrella would be more along the lines of Es trey yah.  The ll turns into a pure Y sound. :)

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KurtS

#4
September 29, 2008, 04:31:30 PM
It's helpful to remember how Aussie is pronounced...everyone says it in California with a long ss. I'm going to correct them, lol.  ;D

QuoteEstrella would be more along the lines of Es trey yah.  The ll turns into a pure Y sound.

And I seem to recall the "ll" in Estrella is a bit different than the ll in Estrellita.  :)

Yass

#5
September 29, 2008, 06:33:34 PM
No porkies there, Sap.  ;D Just Godz honest truth  ;D

CoinCrusader42

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September 29, 2008, 07:41:55 PM
You guys are great!!

Thanks for the help.

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