bath tissue, toilet paper

0LOL - "Toilet paper" is what you say to your family. "Bath tissue" is what you say to strangers.02br
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00They are the same things - but Americans in particular have an aversion to the word "toilet" so we come up with silly ways to describe things sometimes.0-

0Bath tissue? - nooooooo, surely not. 050010id2

0Oh yes... you need to watch American commercials. Little puppies or babies and talking about "softness" - but not one word about the toilet. 02br
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00Just as a side note, I heard a news story yesterday about licensing songs that will be in advertising. Apparently the guy who wrote "Taking Care of Business" was approached about licensing his song to a maker of "bathroom ti

0There is an ad on UK TV at the moment that I hate as it just has a little too much detail for me. And I feel sorry for the poor kid who will forever be known as 'stinky ****'.02br
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00A kid is sitting on the loo then suddenly waves his hand in front of his nose and wrinkles his face up with disgust. He says 'phew, it stinks' and yells for his mum, who places a new air fre

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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10LOL - 10"Toilet paper" is what you say to your family. "Bath tissue" is what you say to strangers.12br
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11b01font00So, on Hallowe'en, does one "TP" or "BT" a neighbor's house? 05002font02b00 0

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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Oh yes... you need to watch American commercials. Little puppies or babies and talking about "softness" - but not one word about the toilet.12br
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11b01font00My favorite is the one with the bear family out in the forest, squee

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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10Bath tissue? - nooooooo, surely not. 15012blockquote

11b01font00Yeah, just try to use a roll that has been in the bath!02font02b00 010id2

0In the UK, the informal "loo roll" is pretty much accepted anywhere. The coarser description "bog roll" is still current among kids at school, though!02br
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00It always amuses me when in the States to have to ask for the bathroom - when there's clearly never going to be a 01i00bath02i00 in that room. Mind you, we Brits are also fond of a euphemism

0 As a native English speaker I have NEVER heard of "bath tissue". You will get very strange glances of you use this phrase in England. Some people will guess that you mean "toilet paper" (the most common polite description in England) but some will ask you to explain. 0-

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01cite10Eimai_Anglos12cite10As a native English speaker I have NEVER heard of "bath tissue". You will get very strange glances of you11font10 use12font10 this phrase in England. Some people will guess that you mean "toilet paper" (the most common polite description in England) but some will as