- meaning - What is the difference of lavatory from toilet? - English . . .
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 "restroom"
- Washroom, restroom, bathroom, lavatory, toilet or toilet room
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
- British term for washroom? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
Closed 12 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 it is informal ) I've found two definitions, with both saying that they are of American English as opposed to British
- Throne for a Lavatory - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 *under*pinnings to i
- word choice - Toilet, lavatory or loo for polite society . . .
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 used by middle class speakers than, for instance, toilet
- suffixes - What is the meaning of the suffix -ory (laboratory . . .
I am interested in the the meaning which the suffix '-ory' contributes to words like laboratory, conservatory and lavatory I often find if difficult to research prefixes and suffixes, so would be grateful of some input
- What is toilet? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Hence, a bath-room, a lavatory; (contextually), a lavatory bowl or pedestal; a room or cubicle containing a lavatory so depending on the context, it can mean either
- Etymology of banjax - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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" (Chambers) 2 Corkese for public lavatory for females (Irish Times)
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