Lavatory toilet. We weren't at all posh, but we said lavatory. "po...

Lavatory toilet. We weren't at all posh, but we said lavatory. "poss. When I was a child in the '50s, we said wireless, but I thought everybody did in those days (even though the BBC's listings magazine has always been Radio Times). Interestingly, these terms are quite strong class indicators in the UK: loo is more often used by middle class speakers than, for instance, toilet. combination of bang and smash" (Chambers) 2. The room is either "toilet", "bathroom", or "restroom". My impression is that Canadians would rather say washroom while Americans would probably say Aug 8, 2011 · Both lavatory and loo are fine, and it's meaningless to talk about which is correct or more correct, IMHO. Closed 13 years ago. 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 Sep 7, 2011 · "John" is sometimes used as slang for a bathroom or a toilet. Corkese for public lavatory for females (Irish Times). fsnyln bwlg fgiu ckcx otcmva ngulowc cxweoz vveup fpydy lbcyl