HI
AS I WAS LISTEN TO ANOTHER PROGRAM I LEARN NEW WORD LATRINS
BUT WHAT PUZZLE ME WARE SIMILAR WORDS LIKE LAVATORY ,BATHROOM WASHROOM,TOILET I WONDER ABOUT USE OF DOES WORDS SPECIALY ABOUT BATHROOM AND WASHROOM ,VERY OFTEN THEY ARE USE INTERCHANGABLY MAYBE SOME ONE CAN EXPLAIN CORRECT USE OF THOSE WORDS
                                                SAVAGE

Bathroom is usually a room for taking a bath only.
Washroom is usually a room for wishing hands etc.
This is what i understand about these words. I don’t know more than this but I want to know more too, if they have.
chanmonchannon

Hi, in english there are are a lot of different words for the room with the toilet in.  Washroom, restroom, toilet, lavatory can all mean the same thing. 

I live in Britain and here we use the word ‘bathroom’ or just ‘toilet’.  We don’t use the word washroom, restroom or lavatory.  Normally if i was in a public place, like a restaurant, i would ask where the toilet is.  However, if I was in someone’s house i would ask where the bathroom is. A bathroom does not need to have a bath in.  It will always have a toilet, and maybe a bath as well. 

I hope that helps.  Just remember that if you are in Britain you can use the word bathroom or toilet.

I’ll reply with an American view!  In the United States I would ask for a restroom or a bathroom.  If I am in a public place (like a restaurant or a store) I will usually ask for a restroom.  (What a strange word for a toilet!)  :)  But, if I am with friends, or visiting a person’s house, I will just ask for a bathroom.  I think in this case, it is more “polite” to ask for a “restroom.”  These are both rooms with a toilet and sink, a place to wash your hands.  They may, or may not, also include a tub or shower.

You also ask about the word “washroom.”  It is more common to say “washroom” in Canada.  This is a room like a bathroom, with a toilet, sink, and possibly a tub or shower.  If you said “washroom” in the US, people would understand what you mean, but it is not common. 

In my experience “lavatory” is not common.  But anyone in the US or Canada would probably understand that you meant “bathroom.”

Savage, you also ask about the word “latrine.”  A latrine is a pit dug in the ground that people use as a toilet. 

I hope these definitions have been helpful to you.  They can be very confusing!