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- 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
- Is it really rude to use the terms the john and the loo in lieu of . . .
3 "Loo" is not at all rude in British English; it's not even particularly informal In American English, "toilet" refers nearly always to the piece of furniture and not the room that contains it
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Right tol loor rul! Meaning - Dickens, Dombey and Son
Right too ro loo ra loo ra loo, right too ro loo ra loo ra loo, right too loo ra lay In the scene from Dombey and Son quoted in the posted question, Mr Chick seems to be invoking a chorus from a popular (and comic) music-hall song at a rather inopportune time
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