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Thread #37678   Message #592169
Posted By: Helen
13-Nov-01 - 11:49 PM
Thread Name: Help: 5-String Banjo in Oz?
Subject: RE: Help: 5-String Banjo in Oz?
I thought the use of "Oz" came from the controversial magazine/newspaper which Richard Neville wrote for, decades ago. By the way, "Aussie" isn't pronounced with an "ss" sound, but with a "z" sound so it sounds like Ozzie and not Oss-ie.

Helen