Kahani Punjab
Oct 25, 2011, 07:20 AM
Hi all,
I am not a native speaker of English, but I like/love/worship this language, as there is rich literatur in English, with works of Shakespeare, John Milton, John Keats, Alexander Pope and many many others being my scriptures, so to say. My daughter is studying in a school, where her principal is fond of making the kids use new words. A few days back, she made all the kids in the school to say, "May I go to pee?" in stead of formal "may I go to washroom?" I think that the word 'pee' if used publicly looks/sounds offensive. Moreover, there are many other ways of saying so, but which of these is worth using publicly -
1. May I go to washroom?
2. May I go to urinate?
3. May I go to number 1?
4. May I go to make water?
5. May I go to answer the nature's call?
6. May I go to pee?
7. May I go to the urinal?
Or, what is the exact way to seek permission to go to urinate, exactly? Is there any difference b/w washroom and urinal?
I am not a native speaker of English, but I like/love/worship this language, as there is rich literatur in English, with works of Shakespeare, John Milton, John Keats, Alexander Pope and many many others being my scriptures, so to say. My daughter is studying in a school, where her principal is fond of making the kids use new words. A few days back, she made all the kids in the school to say, "May I go to pee?" in stead of formal "may I go to washroom?" I think that the word 'pee' if used publicly looks/sounds offensive. Moreover, there are many other ways of saying so, but which of these is worth using publicly -
1. May I go to washroom?
2. May I go to urinate?
3. May I go to number 1?
4. May I go to make water?
5. May I go to answer the nature's call?
6. May I go to pee?
7. May I go to the urinal?
Or, what is the exact way to seek permission to go to urinate, exactly? Is there any difference b/w washroom and urinal?