tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post4542771186671090447..comments2024-03-14T04:13:52.274-04:00Comments on Lost in the Pond | British accent. American life.: British English Vs. American English: Bathroom TerminologyLaurence Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-31367454464133933592020-03-31T05:28:34.100-04:002020-03-31T05:28:34.100-04:00In my country, bathroom is called comfort room. In my country, bathroom is called comfort room. Eric Cauncahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076645135761233769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-86922056324602434702015-05-20T21:51:17.847-04:002015-05-20T21:51:17.847-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.CHEAPTAP.CO.UK -- Enjoy the water, enjoy your life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12123130655537798139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-73413497990284334192014-04-30T11:51:32.562-04:002014-04-30T11:51:32.562-04:00I can remember the first time I asked "where ...I can remember the first time I asked "where is the bathroom"?, the answer, "you what? You want to take a bath? A bloke next to be said say loo. I was in a pub in Huntingdonshire!<br />Sept. 1967.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-43514717103559970942013-07-11T13:12:58.430-04:002013-07-11T13:12:58.430-04:00"Water" is one of those words that seems..."Water" is one of those words that seems alien to Americans when pronounced the British way. I honestly have to resort to simply pronouncing it with an American accent whenever I order a glass in a restaurant.Laurence Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-5368977589200415822013-07-11T03:21:23.803-04:002013-07-11T03:21:23.803-04:00When I first moved to Chicago I felt there was a r...When I first moved to Chicago I felt there was a real language barrier as I went to the supermarket (grocery store) and asked for a trolley (shopping cart), then had to ask for courgettes and aubergines (zuchini and eggplant) only to get a blank stare. And apparently the word "water" doesn't have a "T" in it. I soon spoke American fluently!Expat Explorershttp://www.expatexplorers.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-53989677333472599382013-07-10T10:07:43.815-04:002013-07-10T10:07:43.815-04:00I was the mean English teacher who made my kids as...I was the mean English teacher who made my kids ask to use the "lavatory" or "bathroom" instead of the "toilet." I know it's said, but I don't like it!Kaley [Y Mucho Más]http://ymuchomas.comnoreply@blogger.com