米花
about toilet If I want to go to toilet, is there other better or implicit spoken way?
19 mars 2015 09:08
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It depends where you are and the variety of English you are using. If you are using American English, or among people from the USA or speakers of US English, you shouldn't use the word 'toilet'. This is seen as indelicate. I that situation, I would say, for example, 'I'm just going to the restroom' or 'I'm just going the bathroom'. In British English, we are less worried about the word 'toilet'. It isn't seen as quite so indelicate to say 'Where are the toilets?', though if you want to be more polite, in a public place, you might say 'Where are the 'ladies'?' or 'Where are the 'gents'?' In fact, by far the most common word to use in British English is the informal term 'loo'. Among family, friends and colleagues, this is the usual word. If I'm in a meeting at work, whenever anyone needs to leave, they would always say 'loo'. In fact, the most common expression is 'I'm just nipping to the loo' or 'I'm just popping to the loo'. 'Nip' and 'pop' are everyday words to indicate a short trip somewhere. Another euphemistic term is to take a 'comfort break'. Or, if you're not sure what to say in a formal situation, you could simply say 'Can you excuse me a moment?'
19 mars 2015
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In the part of the US where I grew up, we would ask our teachers, "May I use the restroom please?". If you are at someone's house, it's usually polite to ask, "May I use your restroom please?". I hope this helped! -Kyle
19 mars 2015
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In America you would call it the restroom. In the UK, using the word toilet is fine.
19 mars 2015
Thanks Richard! Appreciate your input/comments
20 mars 2015
米花... Here is a suggestion about the way you wrote your question: If I want to go to the toilet, is there another way that I could say it? ["it" means "If I want to go to the toilet"] In Canada, we usually say "washroom".... men's washroom or women's/ladies washroom.
19 mars 2015
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