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- 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
- Bathroom or Restroom - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
I have a specific question: Are Americans more inclined to use "bathroom" or "restroom" about a bathroom restroom with several sinks and stalls in a company building?
- word usage - Which to use, washroom or restroom? - English Language . . .
I'm from India; in our office we refer toilet to 'Wash-room' and 'Rest-room', which is the correct form to use and if there is a difference, what is the difference between the two words?
- Where does restroom come from? [closed] - English Language Usage . . .
Restroom: Of course no one wants to rest in the room containing the toilet; restroom is an obvious euphemism Interestingly, English (like some other languages) can express the "toilet-room" concept only via indirect terms like this Restroom: Originally meaning a public toilet, this seems to be of American origin, with the earliest usages found around 1900 It’s an extremely common usage
- meaning - Is it correct to call a room with a bath a toilet . . .
"Restroom" is also common, especially for the room with toilets in a public place, like a store or restaurant Yes, someone might say, "I have to go to the toilet", but this means they need to eliminate waste, they're referring to the fixture, and not particularly to the room
- British term for washroom? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
FWIW, for toilets in public establishments, "washroom" is more of a Canadian term; Americans would say "restroom " "Bathroom" is for private homes
- 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 formal way to say we want to go to the toilet?
@J R There's an awful lot in the question for English language enthusiasts 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
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