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
Toilet, lavatory or loo for polite society My friend is trying so hard to fit into polite society, and is raising her child to say loo rather than toilet I know it should be lavatory (and I would not say lav) but we are in the 21st century
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
If Americans go to the toilet in the bathroom, where do they take a . . . The irony is that both toilet and lavatory are already euphemisms, they both actually mean washroom! So the Americans now use a euphemism to hide the "vulgar" use of another euphemism It's like "ass" which is an animal related to the horse, domestic varieties of which are called donkeys
expressions - English Language Usage Stack Exchange A friend of mine asked me that question and I have no clue, nor could I google it myself So now I am wondering, what the actual difference is as it has always seemed to me that there is none Edit
Is it mens or mens? And whats the rule? [duplicate] While you're in school you can spell it men's (also women's, children's, oxen's, sheep's, deer's) with just plain old Apostrophe-S You can't tell the singular from the plural possessive in speech, so there's no reason to do it in writing, either So after you get out you can just omit the apostrophe like we do in speaking and write mens room the way it's pronounced Most native speakers don't
What is a way to express a sudden need to urinate or defecate? It's sufficient to say you need to " use the washroom " (or bathroom, or restroom) The latter three nouns are more-or-less equivalent in some situations and regions and less so in others, so adapt to whatever is common where you are That said, I've seen people excuse themselves from long meetings saying that it was a for a "pee break"