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To think you shouldn't say she's ON the toilet

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pontipinemum · 22/05/2024 09:57

I hate when DH says 'she's on the toilet' instead of 'she's in the bathroom' or 'she'll be back in a min, she's gone to the loo' or similar

I've heard him say it a good few times most recently over the weekend. I do tell him I don't like it, he doesn't see why.

This is meant in a light hearted way! It does not occupy much of my brain

YABU - It's a perfectly normal thing to say
YANBU - Bit graphic

OP posts:
QueSyrahSyrah · 22/05/2024 10:03

I agree with you OP, it presents more of an unwelcome visual image than 'gone to the bathroom' does!

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pontipinemum · 22/05/2024 10:02

@WaitingForMojo no, we are both Irish but different regions here and town v country. He's a farmer so probably more of a to the point sort of person!

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Catsmere · 22/05/2024 10:02

I've rarely heard that version and would probably say "she's at the loo", but it wouldn't bother me. I dislike "in the bathroom" more because it sounds like that coy Americanism, and all my life the toilet and the bathroom were separate rooms.

CaptainMyCaptain · 22/05/2024 10:01

It creates a picture you don't really need to see.

Apollo365 · 22/05/2024 10:01

Using the bathroom

is my go to

Einwegflasche · 22/05/2024 10:01

It wouldn't bother me, though I don't say it myself!

WaitingForMojo · 22/05/2024 10:01

Is your dh from the North West of England? I’ve heard this there, and it does jar, but I think it might be regional?

midgetastic · 22/05/2024 10:00

But any euphemism means the same thing so ?

Brindelz · 22/05/2024 09:59

Agree with you OP! No need for that level of detail…