word choice - "Toilet", "lavatory" or "loo" for polite society ...
网页2011年8月8日 — To give another perspective: whereas reasonably crude terms will make some people cringe, terms like "loo", "little boys'/girls' room" etc. will make others cringe. The term "loo" was simply not used where I grew up, and to me it feels very prissy.
grammar - apostrophes : girls' and boys' team - English Language ...
网页2016年2月2日 — The simplest and most likely solution is to omit all apostrophes (which don't convey any information, or questions like this wouldn't be asked) and rely on syntax to distinguish the girls teams, and the boys teams, from the girls and boys team. If necessary, from the team of girls and boys. – John Lawler. Jul 21, 2017 at 14:55.
"Washroom", "restroom", "bathroom", "lavatory", "toilet" or "toilet …
网页The room used for defecation is almost always referred to by euphemism. Bathroom. In Britain this still means a room containing a bath. Lavatory. This used to mean no more than a room used for washing. It was identical to washroom. "From Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre to wash." Toilet. The word toilet is a euphemism.
american english - Is it really rude to use the terms "the john" and ...
网页2014年2月21日 — In my experience, "bathroom" is very common in the UK, though only at home, where the toilet is commonly in the bathroom. When I'm in somebody's house, I probably ask "Where's the loo?" and "Where's the bathroom?" with about equal frequency. (And, in cases where the toilet is in a separate room, it would be understood that I really …
What is appropriate term for Hostel/PG where both boys and girls …
网页2017年7月27日 — I'm wondering why we call it "co-ed" hostel ! Co-ed is an acronym for co-education I guess. But what if it's just a hostel where working men and women live.
Which is correct "women's clothing" or "womens clothing"?
网页For boys versus boy's or girls versus girl's it is a 3:2 ratio in favor of no apostrophes. So there's a general trend for leaving the apostrophe out. But "womens" looks wrong. I suppose the same question applies to public bathrooms as …
word choice - "Any" with countable nouns in questions - English ...
网页However, I want to ask specifically about questions. E.g.: Is there any girl in the room? To me it seems that this is asking, "is there at least one girl?". But my English grammar book says that any should only be used with uncountable or plural nouns. So I suppose I should be asking either of the following instead:
Singular or Plural (has/have vs was/were)? [duplicate]
网页2020年4月7日 — 2) There was a boy and two girls inside the room. Likewise: (i) A boy was in the room as well as two girls. (ii) A boy and two girls were inside the room. [1] There, here, and where also may substitute for thence, thither and hence, hither, and whence, whither. [2] In Old English, there were three (maybe four) “to be” verbs: 1.
When did the word "guys" become popular as a gender-neutral …
网页2018年2月10日 — It has not always been the case. The term "guy" first referred to "an effigy of Guy Fawkes traditionally burnt on the evening of November the Fifth, usually with a display of fireworks" according to the OED; this sense is first attested in 1806.
Word for a person who meets all the guests at the entrance
网页2017年5月16日 — Per the linked Wikipedia article, "The responsibilities of a maître d'hôtel generally include supervising the waiting staff, *welcoming guests* and assigning tables to them, taking reservations and ensuring that guests are satisfied.