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"Oz-tray-lee-ah" Edited to reflect a pronunciation, not necessarily a correct or accurate one, from which it's easy to derive 'oz'.
by davidw 7y ago
"Oz-tray-lee-ah"
Edited to reflect a pronunciation, not necessarily a correct or accurate one, from which it's easy to derive 'oz'.
- jaredlightman 7y agoNobody says it with a z sound, always an s.
- Supermancho 7y ago...and nobody says "oz" when they mean to say "ounce". These are literal liberties, which fit either way, I think.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoThey do say it with a /z/ sound. That's why it gets spelled Oz. Compare Aussie, which is also pronounced with a /z/.
- jaredlightman 7y agoI've never heard anyone pronounce 'Australia' as 'Auztralia'. 'Aussie' as 'ozzie' yes, but never Australia.
- msclrhd 7y agoVoicing s as /z/ is widely variational. For example, I voice the s in "us", and "Muslim", while others don't. While I don't voice the s in Australia (/ɒ.ˈstreɪ̯.li.jə/ ~ /ə.ˈstreɪ̯.li.jə/), I do in Oslo (pronouncing it /ˈɒz.loʊ̯/).
- jaredlightman 7y agoPronouncing 'Oslo' with a z sound doesn't mean 'Australia' is pronounced with a z sound, you're comparing the... you know, I don't care.
- goatinaboat 7y agoThey actually pronounce it “straya”.
- thaumasiotes 7y agoIt's almost impossible to produce "oz-tr" because the t is unvoiced. But as I mention sidethread, the term for a person, Aussie, is pronounced with a /z/, and the Oz pronunciation is probably related to that.