word choice - Toilet, lavatory or loo for polite society . . . @Mark Schultheiss: That might cause a problem for people who are concerned about the perception of using "toilet", "loo", or "lavatory" in polite society, but those people probably would have a bigger problem with the physical outhouse or "back house" than the words
Can the word loo mean bathroom (with bath and shower and all) Toilet and loo could be used to refer to all of the above The probably apochryphal story is that early train carriages had two rooms, one marked 'toilet', which contained the toilet, and one marked 'lavatory' which contained the sink, and that explains why the 'wrong' usage arose
What French phrase is the origin of gardyloo? The word gardyloo is a warning cry uttered before throwing wastewater (literally and euphemistically) out of a window Every source I've found has traced this word back to some French phrase transl
Washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet or toilet room toilet - a euphemism based on a woman's morning ritual, then applied to the room and now to both the room and the bowl lavatory - means wash room and is a euphemism loo - from the French for l'eau (water) and is essentially a room with water, a euphemism WC or water closet - a room provided with a water source, then applied to the actual
Is there a formal way to say we want to go to the toilet? Excuse me, I'm just going to the loo at work and that would not be inappropriate If you were in a more formal context you could say Excuse me, I'm just going to the toilet You could substitute "bathroom" for "toilet" if you wanted to be more euphemistic, but if you wanted to be less explicit, I'd recommend avoiding the word altogether
pronunciation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange In British English, the military (and police) rank of 'lieutenant' is pronounced 'lef-tenant' In American English, it is 'loo-tenant' (approximately) Are these treated as two distinct pronunciati
British term for washroom? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . . 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 English Bathroom: N Amer a room containing a toilet: I have to go to the bathroom Washroom: N Amer a room with washing and toilet
What is a term (or idiom) for someone who enters and exits without a . . . Relatedly, for a different sense of someone who "enters and exits without [an] order": lookie-loo (or looky-loo) This applies to entering a store or otherwise feinting at a business transaction with no serious intent to carry out the transaction I'm commenting rather than answering because it doesn't fit a non-business example such as pestering a monarch