toilet 1540 lavatory 546 WC 227 W.C. 13 Progression. It seems that euphemisms must be constantly renewed by replacement as they become tainted by association with the taboo …

Jul 4, 2015 · OALED defines toilet as “(1) a large bowl attached to a pipe that you sit on or stand over when you get rid of waste matter from your body, and (2) a room containing a toilet,” and …

Sep 7, 2011 · john "toilet," 1932, probably from jack, jakes, used for "toilet" since 16c. (see jack). Even the article mentioned by @ect says pretty much the same thing: Around this time, …

Apr 13, 2016 · I was wondering about the origin of using the terms "number one" and "number two" for going to the bathroom (for those unaware, number one is urinating, number two is …

i.e.: 'In essence' or 'in other words'. It is used to clarify the original phrase with something specific.

I have observed that in my work place, whenever a mail is sent to more than one person( like an information, meeting request or a notice etc.), the mail starts with the salutation "Dear All". This,

Feb 2, 2015 · @FumbleFingers: I believe the idea is that for languages that have separate words for the male and female job titles, even if it is already legally required for the job to be open to …

I have heard the term "CFNM" being used in sexuality, does anybody know what the term means ? (Note: OP said "CNFM", but another user edited that to "CFNM".) Actually 'googling' didn't …

Wikipedia has a decent article on past tenses that explains a lot of this. To summarise: "They didn't start yet" is the negative form of the simple past, "They started."

Dec 10, 2014 · I was recently reading this article on the use of "math" vs. "maths" as a collective noun (Americans use the former, Brits the latter). However, the trend seen in "math/maths" is …