Thread: What trips you up when reading books from different English-speaking countries?
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Old 01-12-2022, 02:14 PM   #27
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Yup, indeedy. The gentleman concerned is having a quick pee in the toilet. Which is why the US term restroom trips me up - why on earth would one be relieving oneself somewhere where one is having a rest? It's rather unhygienic to say the least... What's wrong with asking for the toilet? (Bog and loo are British slang for the toilet.)
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