[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: And now to bathrooms.....

[Lee Storm(God Is The Healing Force)]

[Carol]:
| Could the reason for "loo" becoming more common in the UK be that
| "toilet" is now being reserved for the thing Moaning Myrtle dives into
| and Montague got stuck in? Or because "toilet" is ambiguous? 
| 
| Anyway, correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming that what the U.S.
| editions refer to as "Moaning Myrtle's bathroom" appears as either
| "Moaning Myrtle's loo" or "Moaning Myrtle's toilet" in the UK
| editions. Since "toilet" has two possible meanings, I think "loo" is
| better (less ambiguous) to refer to the room itself. (Also, Draco
| isn't crying in a bathroom (UK usage) is he? I think it's a boys'
| restroom (loo).

[Lee]:
Okay, now how about the meaning of "Toilet" as regards "toiletries" or
preparing someone's *toilet*?  I remember when I was a kid and heard/read
about things like "Toilet water" and "Toiletries", I used to shake my head
and wonder why someone would want to put on stuff from a toilet (the kind
one flushes).

Ah--and don't forget the term "Lavatory," which is what many US types call
the "Rest Room" or "Toilet."

[Carol]:
| 
| Carol, who suspects that it now costs considerably more than a penny
| to use a public loo

[Lee]:
O Gord! I'm so glad that those pay toilets don't exist any more, as far as I
know, in the US!  Of course, when you had to go, you never had the requisite
10-cent piece and you were the only one in the toilet.  So, if one was brave
enough, it was crawl-under-the-door time. <Evil Grin>

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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