"Washroom", "restroom", "bathroom", "lavatory", "toilet" or "toilet …
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 Saint John's in the same situation.
word usage - Which to use, 'washroom' or 'restroom'? - English …
2014年11月12日 · In the U.S. -- at least the places I've lived -- "bathroom" and "restroom" are the conventional terms. Yes, they're euphemisms, we say "bathroom" even if there is no bath tub and "restroom" even though there is rarely a convenient place to rest. "Washroom" would be understood but I think is rather out of date. "Powder room" is definitely out of ...
"Bathroom" or "Restroom" - English Language Learners Stack …
2020年7月14日 · Use the toilet falls below use the restroom, and use the washroom is in a distant last place: Incidentally, if I switch the corpus to UK English, bathroom remains the most common, washroom remains the least common, and toilet and restroom exchange places—although toilet creeps a bit closer to bathroom:
Is it really rude to use the terms "the john" and "the loo" in lieu of ...
2014年2月21日 · 'Bathroom' and 'restroom' are seldom, if ever, used in Britain unless you need a bath or a rest! Sometimes people will ask for the 'cloakroom' - meaning toilet. 'The John' is never used and many in Britain wouldn't even know what it meant.
Where does "restroom" come from? [closed] - English Language
2016年6月20日 · 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.
British term for 'washroom'? [duplicate] - English Language
“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 English.
What is the anteroom in a public toilet called?
2018年7月14日 · When I have seen a women's lounge, it is usually a larger room outside a toilet/restroom with vanities and some seating for fixing makeup, waiting for the restroom to be available, etc. From the hallway you go into the lounge, then from the lounge into the restroom.
Origin of going "number 1" or "number 2" in the bathroom
2016年4月13日 · This site mentions an old school room signal that children would use to ask to go to the restroom (holding up 1 or 2 fingers). But then a post further down claims that is just an urban legend and explains why it is unlikely to be the origin.
word choice - "Toilet", "lavatory" or "loo" for polite society ...
2011年8月8日 · We don't tend to use "restroom" in the UK, but, again, most people will understand you. Other euphemisms for toilet in the UK, that are used in polite society, include. Male toilets. Gents (as in gentlemen's) Mens; Little boys' room; Female toilets. Ladies; Little girls' room; Toilets. WC (water closet) and somethings I've only heard from my ...
etymology - Why is a bathroom sometimes called a "john"?
2011年9月7日 · The straight dope has an answer to this question printed in 1985. The origins of referring to the outhouse as "john" or "jake" evidently goes back to the 16th-century.