Is it really rude to use the terms "the john" and "the loo" in lieu of ...
Feb 21, 2014 · 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.
word choice - "Toilet", "lavatory" or "loo" for polite society ...
Aug 8, 2011 · @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 …
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 …
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" …
Can the word 'loo' mean bathroom (with bath and shower and all)
Oct 3, 2013 · 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 …
What is a term (or idiom) for someone who enters and exits without a ...
Sep 8, 2023 · 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 …
"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 …
single word requests - Adjective/slang that describes a person who ...
Jun 18, 2020 · From the book Lullaby by C. Seeber (a British author from London), 2007: Can I just use your loo quickly? I'm busting. I've also come across the phrase caught short which appears to be …
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...
grammar - Which is better, "on" or "in" + place? - English Language ...
I am sometimes confused the usage of prepositions. I say, "It happened in the bathroom." Native speakers of English would say, "It happened on the bathroom." Is one, both, or none correct? W...