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Can someone tell me when ANZAC became Anzac? When I grew up ANZAC meant Australia New Zealand Army Corps. The troops that took part in the Gallipoli campaign in WW1. It now seems to mean something completely different in modern Australian culture.
I have come to really hate the time around ANZAC Day. The media is full of Anzac programs which seem to focus solely on Australian troops. For example right now on Foxtel is a program called Korean Anzacs. About Australian troops in Korea - what this has to do with the ANZACS I have no idea.
While I understand that language mutates and changes I find it difficult to accept how an accepted abbreviation (ANZAC) gets changed to a word (Anzac) with a totally different meaning. A meaning that diminishes the part played by New Zealand troops and the loses they suffered. I notice that the A of Anzac is always capitalised.
If ANZAC Day in Australia is simply about remembering Australian troops then the name should be changed! How about Digger Day or Two up day?
I'll simply think of my Dad and have a quiet beer in his memory.
I have come to really hate the time around ANZAC Day. The media is full of Anzac programs which seem to focus solely on Australian troops. For example right now on Foxtel is a program called Korean Anzacs. About Australian troops in Korea - what this has to do with the ANZACS I have no idea.
While I understand that language mutates and changes I find it difficult to accept how an accepted abbreviation (ANZAC) gets changed to a word (Anzac) with a totally different meaning. A meaning that diminishes the part played by New Zealand troops and the loses they suffered. I notice that the A of Anzac is always capitalised.
If ANZAC Day in Australia is simply about remembering Australian troops then the name should be changed! How about Digger Day or Two up day?
I'll simply think of my Dad and have a quiet beer in his memory.
