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

Jul 4, 2015 · Actually, "lavatory" in the US is generally taken to mean the sink or basin used for washing hands, while "toilet" refers to the other round fixture. The room is either "toilet", "bathroom", or …

Aug 8, 2011 · Both lavatory and loo are fine, and it's meaningless to talk about which is correct or more correct, IMHO. Interestingly, these terms are quite strong class indicators in the UK: loo is more often …

Nov 15, 2018 · I am trying to find out what would be natural terms to refer to the lavatory in the US in the 1950s. I am specifically interested in how a woman who was a teenager at that time in a poor …

Closed 13 years ago. Possible Duplicate: “Washroom”, “restroom”, “bathroom”, “lavatory”, “toilet” or “toilet room” What is the British equivalent of the American 'washroom'? (Besides 'loo', of course, as …

Feb 19, 2012 · I have come across the usage of 'throne' for a lavatory. Is there any special etymology to this? Is it simply because a throne is a seat? Or does the equivalence have any royal …

Sep 30, 2019 · From the list given by Wikipedia, I would say that the "U" terms bicycle/bike, vegetables and jam are now standard, as are the "Non-U" terms jack, ice cream and mirror. When I was a child …

Feb 3, 2023 · What's a single word that covers the actions of both defecation and urination. Perhaps a person is stuck in a jungle and would like to go behind a tree or a bush to [either defecate or urinate, …

Feb 12, 2020 · A Dictionary of Hiberno-English: The Irish Use of English (edited by Terence Patrick Dolan) mentions two origins from two different sources: 1. "poss. combination of bang and smash" …

Feb 21, 2014 · 'Lavatory' is the 'matter of fact' term that sanitary engineers would us if planning some of the public variety - 'public lavatories'. Aircraft toilets are often called 'lavatories'.