The most common term round here is "washroom" — "bathroom" is sometimes used, but only really in a house where the room actually would have a bath. One might also say either "men's room" or "ladies' room" (very seldom gentleman's or women's), but that's generally in public places where there's actually a distinction, and even then it's fairly ...

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. Bathroom: N. Amer. a room containing a toilet: I have to go to the bathroom. Washroom: N. Amer. a room with washing and toilet ...

2016年4月13日 · 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...

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.

@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 …

2011年8月8日 · "Washroom" may be the most widespread euphemism that does not have the possibly misleading connotations that "bathroom" and "restroom" have. In the US, I have only heard the term " latrine " used in military TV shows or by ex-military co-workers.

2015年7月4日 · A place in which to wash; a washroom. Compare dormitory or reformatory. A sink without a cabinet is called a sink or a basin. Consider, for instance "pedestal sink". And I have yet to see a sign pointing which way to the Toilet. ( I was going to say "sign on the restroom door", but those usually say MEN or WOMEN, or some cutesy variation on that.)

2014年2月21日 · In the US it proper and polite to say the "restroom," "ladies'/gentlemen's room," "bathroom," or "washroom." In the U.S. both of the other phrases are not common, but would be considered very rude in a formal setting.

2014年12月5日 · 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.

2020年7月26日 · Now, let's look at a word that doesn't become plural by adding an "-s." "One man" changes to "two men." If we wanted to say that a car belonged to one man, we would say: "the car is the man's."