It's almost impossible to produce "oz-tr" because the t is unvoiced. But as I me...

		thaumasiotes on Aug 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The subversive messages hidden in The Wizard of Oz It'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.