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Thread #124681   Message #2755219
Posted By: Jos
29-Oct-09 - 06:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: American English usages taking over Brit
Subject: RE: BS: American English usages taking over Brit
Wouldn't Americans say "railroad station"?

"Lavatory" technically means a place for washing, and the

Toilet of Venus

suggests that "toilet" may also be a euphemism rather than a "fixture".