CommonFreddy Woo writes, "My wife thinks calling the front room a lounge is common. Worse, a friend of hers recently admonished her daughter for calling a toilet, a toilet. Lavatory darling. It's lavatory."
My own mother refused to let me use the word 'oblong' instead of 'rectangle'. Which is just odd, to be honest.
What stuff do you think is common?
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chthonic, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:06)
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Over - sharingIt is frightfully common to announce that you are going to the toilet, even worse when you let people know the reason for your visit.
One should say "Excuse me whilst I go to the bathroom" or a simple "excuse me for a moment" should suffice. In more familiar company "I'm going to the loo" is also acceptable.
"I need a shit" is not.
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Peapod Has returned to the fold on, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 17:46,
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What about comedic similes for doing a shit?Dropping off the Cosbys
Curling off a taper
Having a brown baby
Laying a chocolate log etc?
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Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 17:49,
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NoNo no no and no. No-one need have any hint of what you are going to do in the bathroom
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Peapod Has returned to the fold on, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 17:52,
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Not even if they've just filled the room with their ownnoxious gas, and they're only telling you to excuse the rudeness of said expulsion, and their rapid vacation of the room?
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Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 17:55,
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WellI suppose that might be permissible. It's still dreadfully common though.
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Peapod Has returned to the fold on, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 18:03,
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RIGHTExcuse me *parps* I'm just off to send a barrel of fudge to France, by sea.
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Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 18:04,
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*does a shit*
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Bert Monkeysex is waiting for the mods to delete him, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 18:16,
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What if the room doesn't have a bath in it? Wouldn't that be a bit odd?
Like the Americans calling it the restroom. Do they go there to have a bit of a lie down?
Do you really want us to be like Americans? Huh? Do ya?
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Hey!!I said that 5 minutes ago!
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WeeI always say that "I'm going for a wee", it sounds childish and slightly cute
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