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> can spritz some water in your face in toilets I personally prefer spritzing my face with a faucet instead of a toilet.

yurishimo 2y ago
English as a first vs second language in action! Also, much of the European world refers to a "powder room" as a toilet, which generally might only include the toilet bowl as well as a small sink for handwashing.
- blkhawk 2y ago
  Guily as charged - I should have payed more attention to my wording.
- kabouseng 2y ago
  Or water closet (WC)
- BrandoElFollito 2y ago
  Which European language has this expression?
  - amenhotep 2y ago
    Danish, Dutch: toilet, Estonian: tualett, Finnish: toiletti, French: toilette, German: Toilette, Greek: τουαλέτα, Hungarian: toalett, Italian: toilette, Latvian: tualete, Lithuanian: tualetas, Maltese: toilet, Norwegian: toalett, Polish: toaleta, Portuguese: tolaete, Romanian: toaletă, Russian and basically every other Slavic language: туалет, Swedish: toalett, Turkish: tuvalet, Welsh: toiled assuming Wiktionary can be trusted on all of these Honourable mention to the incomparable Scots language for "cludgie"!
    - BrandoElFollito 2y ago
      > Also, much of the European world refers to a "powder room" as a toilet OK, now I get it that I misunderstood the comment! I thought that "powder room" was supposed to be a word in Europe. Toilet and its variants - of course. Thanks! BTW for French it will be the plural "toilettes", the singular form means "the action of washing yourself"
  - BobaFloutist 2y ago
    British English.
    - BrandoElFollito 2y ago
      The comment mentioned "much of the European world" :)
- SapporoChris 2y ago
  Toilet like many words has several definitions. 2. A room or booth containing such an apparatus. 3. The act or process of dressing or grooming oneself. Key hint to definition was: 'toilet sink' See also: Eau de toilette
- vel0city 2y ago
  "Powder room" doesn't always need a toilet, but they usually do. The essential hardware of a "powder room" is some kind of mirror and a sink. They were the spaces for guests to get cleaned up and get their makeup and wigs right. These days its pretty much a synonym for a half-bath, but a half-bath always has a toilet.

yurishimo 2y ago

English as a first vs second language in action! Also, much of the European world refers to a "powder room" as a toilet, which generally might only include the toilet bowl as well as a small sink for handwashing.

blkhawk 2y ago
Guily as charged - I should have payed more attention to my wording.
kabouseng 2y ago
Or water closet (WC)
BrandoElFollito 2y ago
Which European language has this expression?
- amenhotep 2y ago
  Danish, Dutch: toilet, Estonian: tualett, Finnish: toiletti, French: toilette, German: Toilette, Greek: τουαλέτα, Hungarian: toalett, Italian: toilette, Latvian: tualete, Lithuanian: tualetas, Maltese: toilet, Norwegian: toalett, Polish: toaleta, Portuguese: tolaete, Romanian: toaletă, Russian and basically every other Slavic language: туалет, Swedish: toalett, Turkish: tuvalet, Welsh: toiled assuming Wiktionary can be trusted on all of these Honourable mention to the incomparable Scots language for "cludgie"!
  - BrandoElFollito 2y ago
    > Also, much of the European world refers to a "powder room" as a toilet OK, now I get it that I misunderstood the comment! I thought that "powder room" was supposed to be a word in Europe. Toilet and its variants - of course. Thanks! BTW for French it will be the plural "toilettes", the singular form means "the action of washing yourself"
- BobaFloutist 2y ago
  British English.
  - BrandoElFollito 2y ago
    The comment mentioned "much of the European world" :)
SapporoChris 2y ago
Toilet like many words has several definitions. 2. A room or booth containing such an apparatus. 3. The act or process of dressing or grooming oneself. Key hint to definition was: 'toilet sink' See also: Eau de toilette
vel0city 2y ago
"Powder room" doesn't always need a toilet, but they usually do. The essential hardware of a "powder room" is some kind of mirror and a sink. They were the spaces for guests to get cleaned up and get their makeup and wigs right. These days its pretty much a synonym for a half-bath, but a half-bath always has a toilet.