Euphemisms, all of them!
AFAIK, the Australian 'dunny' is the only one that actually reflects
the true usage of the room. (from 'dung').
Scroll down here <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet> to etymology
where I also found this fascinating concept
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism_treadmill#Euphemism_treadmill
>
And this rather amusing site -
http://www.walkingdead.net/perl/euphemism
I'd do more research but I can't be arsed.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 07/12/2009, at 9:06 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Good quality stuff, Nathan. I do like the View from the Loo,
> although you could call it the "Toilet" or the "Gents" to be less
> american
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