- meaning - What is the difference of lavatory from toilet? - English . . .
By the way, "lavatory" and "toilet" are NOT synonymous in AmE The former means the room, and the latter means the fixture In public venues such as schools or stadia, the room is sometimes called a lavatory, but in restaurants and other establishments it is usually called the restroom (a euphemism, clearly)
- 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 bathroom or Saint John's in the same situation
- Lavatory — US terms used in the 1950s - English Language Usage . . .
The lavatory may well have been of the ‘Elephant’s foot’ type, still encountered in Italy today, and its cleanliness will have depended on social standards of hygiene etc It would certainly have been different from a US lavatory of the time (except perhaps in poor rural areas) and it would not have had a bath in it
- Throne for a Lavatory - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As far as the investigation for of the word with regard to lavatory (using ngram), I am afraid one will have to read a lot :) of Google book results I just spent some time reading the titles most of the titles were talking about God or King and were written in context of events from history
- 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
- British term for washroom? [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
Lavatory, loo and toilet will all be understood, which is in many cases the only real desideratum However, which word to use (as well as proper employment of slang like bog and khazi , which though informal are far from entirely proletarian) will have a major impact on how you are perceived, and the etiquette is far too complex to summarize in
- Origin of going number 1 or number 2 in the bathroom
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
- etymology - Why is a bathroom sometimes called a john? - English . . .
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
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