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

Aug 8, 2011 · "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 …

FWIW, for toilets in public establishments, "washroom" is more of a Canadian term; Americans would say "restroom." "Bathroom" is for private homes.

Dec 20, 2015 · Is this toilet: Or maybe this (room): Or should I just use "a toilet" and "the toilet". I found similar question but it doesn't answer my question.

Jul 4, 2015 · In plumbing/DiY, a "lavatory" usually includes a sink mounted in a cabinet. Gramted, the use of lavatory for the room is declining, but that 's what lavatory means, etymologically. A place in …

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Dec 5, 2014 · 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. …

Nov 21, 2019 · Furthermore, "washroom" is synonymous with "bathroom", so we're back to not having a name to describe a room for only bathing and washing hands (and sometimes laundry).

Dec 19, 2024 · In it, a lone Eastern Asian adult male of average height asks a very tall white man where the washroom is. The white man replies: Over there. For boys. He's a native English speaker. The …

Apr 13, 2016 · 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 …