Washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet or toilet room I've always been confused by the terms washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet and toilet room My impression is that Canadians would rather say washroom while Americans would probably say
Throne for a Lavatory - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I have come across the usage of 'throne' for a lavatory Is there any special etymology to this? Is it simply because a throne is a seat? Or does the equivalence have any royal *under*pinnings to i
word choice - Toilet, lavatory or loo for polite society . . . Both lavatory and loo are fine, and it's meaningless to talk about which is correct or more correct, IMHO Interestingly, these terms are quite strong class indicators in the UK: loo is more often used by middle class speakers than, for instance, toilet
British term for washroom? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . . Closed 12 years ago Possible Duplicate: “Washroom”, “restroom”, “bathroom”, “lavatory”, “toilet” or “toilet room” What is the British equivalent of the American 'washroom'? (Besides 'loo', of course, as it is informal ) I've found two definitions, with both saying that they are of American English as opposed to British
Etymology of banjax - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Here's what quot;banjax quot; means - Banjax verb INFORMAL ruin, incapacitate, or break He banjaxed his knee in the sixth game of the season Basic research showed that it comes from the 1930s -
suffixes - What is the meaning of the suffix -ory (laboratory . . . I am interested in the the meaning which the suffix '-ory' contributes to words like laboratory, conservatory and lavatory I often find if difficult to research prefixes and suffixes, so would be grateful of some input
Origin of going number 1 or number 2 in the bathroom I was wondering about the origin of using the terms "number one" and "number two" for going to the bathroom (for those unaware, number one is urinating, number two is defecating, at least in the US
Is there a single word conveying both defecation and urination? What's a single word that covers the actions of both defecation and urination Perhaps a person is stuck in a jungle and would like to go behind a tree or a bush to [either defecate or urinate, or
Is there a formal way to say we want to go to the toilet? The way "U non-U" distinctions meant that upper class people preferred "toilet" (if referring to it at all was necessary) while middle-class people preferred "lavatory" or being euphemistic, along with different views as to what counted as "formal", and then how those distinctions changed over time, as just one aspect