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 …
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 …
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, …
Reason for different pronunciations of "lieutenant"
Dec 6, 2014 · While Americans (and possibly others) pronounce this as "loo-tenant", folks from the UK pronounce it as "lef-tenant". Why?
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 …
"Washroom", "restroom", "bathroom", "lavatory", "toilet" or "toilet …
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 …
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 …
pronunciation - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 10, 2021 · In British English, the military (and police) rank of 'lieutenant' is pronounced 'lef-tenant'. In American English, it is 'loo-tenant' (approximately). Are these treated as two distinct …
British term for 'washroom'? [duplicate] - English Language
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 …
What is a term (or idiom) for someone who enters and exits …
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 …