Dear internets

[trixtah]

English is not a subset of US English. It's the other way round. Kthxbai.

PS. US English speakers out there - I know that using the word "toilet" is deemed somehow impolite, but is it true that it's only ever used to refer to the plumbing fixture? (If you're not using terms like "commode" instead) That is, it's not used to refer to the "smallest room" at all?

Comments

[tygerr.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. I missed that one. It's probably the *most* common term for a public facility. Lavatory, too, is used more for public plumbing than residential.

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

Huh, that's interesting about using lavatory for the more public kind of facility. Yep, "restrooms" seems to be pretty international terminology for public facilities as well. Probably invented for train stations and all that.