Pronounciation of "aunt"

[Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker]

@Hail_Ants

. . .And the only time I’ve ever heard puma pronounced ‘pew-mah’ was in a Smothers Brothers’ sketch (so I assumed it was a joke pronunciation). . . .

That’s how Marlin Perkins pronounced it on ‘Wild Kingdom,’ too.

[PatrickLondon]

@pulykamell

Or simply “restroom” or “men’s/women’s room.” To my US ears, “toilet” sounds a bit vulgar, too. I’ve gotten used to it having spent a lot of time around non-US English speakers, but it still sounds a bit odd to me. A “bathroom” in the US does not imply the presence of an actual bath. It usually is a toilet and a sink at the very least. We don’t generally have separate WCs/toilet rooms.

Practically any word short of shithouse is a euphemism. Mediaeval castles had the garderobe or wardrobe, which was not just a place for keeping one’s clothes, a toilet is not just a place for adjusting one’s clothes and appearance (from the French toile, or cloth), a washroom or lavatory (the Latin for washroom) is not just a place for washing, even water closet or WC isn’t just a private space with water. And I don’t know about you, but even if you go to the restroom for a rest, it may not belong before someone’s banging on the door shouting “Are you going to be in there all day?”