Shaul-Ike Cohen
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PrettySquareGal said:I say "say" a lot for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence. Like, "Say, weren't you planning on buying me a present?" Others: doll, broad, dame, fellow, picture show, cinema, powder room (instead of ladies room).
I say, p*wder r*om seems so harsh, and a men's l*unge is where I'd expect people in smoking jackets.
I'm so ashamed of these vulgar expressions, I use an old-fashioned euphemism from a foreign language: I call that a toilet.
Of course, the neutral word is 'loo' , which might very well be a Golden-Era neologism, introduced after WWI.
And powder rooms exist, only they are more than a loo.
Also, if you ask a Brit where you can wash your hands, (s)he might give you a fresh towel - and show you the kitchen sink, just as a bathroom might sport a bathtub and that's it.
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