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ipaddr
on April 15, 2023
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Why does a plastic-wrapped turkey sandwich cost $1...
washroom is American but bathroom is Canadian
PebblesRox
on April 15, 2023
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I've always heard and used bathroom as an American. Restroom is also used for public facilities that don't actually have bathtubs.
ipaddr
on April 16, 2023
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It might break down like pop/soda. Are you from a pop or soda state?
PebblesRox
on April 17, 2023
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Yeah, it probably depends on the region.
My state is split down the middle and I'm in the soda half.
zeven7
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Another lifelong American checking in with "bathroom". I've lived up and down the East coast, and "bathroom" would have been normal to hear anywhere, alongside "restroom". "Washroom" would be a very distant 3rd option.
pxc
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'bathroom' is extremely common in the USA.
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