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What's the polite way in the UK to say "I need to urinate" (both for men and for women)? Or maybe there's no problem with that sentence?

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(Excuse me,) I need to use the bathroom.

In the United States, you can substitute restroom for bathroom, and another option would be toilet.

It's not limited to urination:

(Euphemism) to urinate or defecate. May I be excused to use the bathroom? I have to use the toilet.

(source: The Free Dictionary)

but what you're doing there exactly is nobody's business but your own.

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The right way to say this in the UK would be "I need to go to the toilet" or just "I need the toilet".

Contrary to puppetsock, the word "WC" is hardly used these days, and younger people especially would not know what it meant. You might use it to excuse yourself from an audience with the Queen, but for everyone else you should say "toilet".

"Bathroom" would be understood, but you might get some sarcastic comments of "why, do you need a bath?"

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In the UK you probably want to indicate you need the WC. That's "water closet." Depending on the exact cultural group you are dealing with it may be bathroom, washroom, toilet, restroom, or a couple other things. But nearly everybody in the UK will understand WC. Especially if you are in some kind of public place like the subway or a theater or cinema or pub or such places.

It's definitely cultural. I've learned not to try to ask for a "washroom" in the USA, but to be sure to say "bathroom" even when it's a public facility with absolutely no bathtubs.

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I need to...
...see a man about a dog.
...shake the dew off the lily.
...condense some fog.
...tinkle.
...pee.

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(Excuse me,) I need to use the bathroom.

In the United States, you can substitute restroom for bathroom, and another option would be toilet.

It's not limited to urination:

(Euphemism) to urinate or defecate. May I be excused to use the bathroom? I have to use the toilet.

(source: The Free Dictionary)

but what you're doing there exactly is nobody's business but your own.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

Michael Harvey

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answered 1 hour ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MichaelHarvey thank you. I actually thought it was spelled that way, but trusted this dictionary page to be right...
  
  – Glorfindel
  55 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Euphamism is a misspelling of euphemism.
  
  – Michael Harvey
  28 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

7

(Excuse me,) I need to use the bathroom.

In the United States, you can substitute restroom for bathroom, and another option would be toilet.

It's not limited to urination:

(Euphemism) to urinate or defecate. May I be excused to use the bathroom? I have to use the toilet.

(source: The Free Dictionary)

but what you're doing there exactly is nobody's business but your own.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

Michael Harvey

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answered 1 hour ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @MichaelHarvey thank you. I actually thought it was spelled that way, but trusted this dictionary page to be right...
  
  – Glorfindel
  55 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Euphamism is a misspelling of euphemism.
  
  – Michael Harvey
  28 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

(Excuse me,) I need to use the bathroom.

In the United States, you can substitute restroom for bathroom, and another option would be toilet.

It's not limited to urination:

(Euphemism) to urinate or defecate. May I be excused to use the bathroom? I have to use the toilet.

(source: The Free Dictionary)

but what you're doing there exactly is nobody's business but your own.

share|improve this answer

edited 1 hour ago

Michael Harvey

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answered 1 hour ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

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edited 1 hour ago

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GlorfindelGlorfindel

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Michael Harvey

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Michael Harvey

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GlorfindelGlorfindel

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answered 1 hour ago

GlorfindelGlorfindel

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The right way to say this in the UK would be "I need to go to the toilet" or just "I need the toilet".

Contrary to puppetsock, the word "WC" is hardly used these days, and younger people especially would not know what it meant. You might use it to excuse yourself from an audience with the Queen, but for everyone else you should say "toilet".

"Bathroom" would be understood, but you might get some sarcastic comments of "why, do you need a bath?"

share|improve this answer

answered 41 mins ago

Daniel RosemanDaniel Roseman

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6

The right way to say this in the UK would be "I need to go to the toilet" or just "I need the toilet".

Contrary to puppetsock, the word "WC" is hardly used these days, and younger people especially would not know what it meant. You might use it to excuse yourself from an audience with the Queen, but for everyone else you should say "toilet".

"Bathroom" would be understood, but you might get some sarcastic comments of "why, do you need a bath?"

share|improve this answer

answered 41 mins ago

Daniel RosemanDaniel Roseman

1,02759

add a comment | 

The right way to say this in the UK would be "I need to go to the toilet" or just "I need the toilet".

Contrary to puppetsock, the word "WC" is hardly used these days, and younger people especially would not know what it meant. You might use it to excuse yourself from an audience with the Queen, but for everyone else you should say "toilet".

"Bathroom" would be understood, but you might get some sarcastic comments of "why, do you need a bath?"

share|improve this answer

answered 41 mins ago

Daniel RosemanDaniel Roseman

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answered 41 mins ago

Daniel RosemanDaniel Roseman

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answered 41 mins ago

Daniel RosemanDaniel Roseman

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answered 41 mins ago

Daniel RosemanDaniel Roseman

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In the UK you probably want to indicate you need the WC. That's "water closet." Depending on the exact cultural group you are dealing with it may be bathroom, washroom, toilet, restroom, or a couple other things. But nearly everybody in the UK will understand WC. Especially if you are in some kind of public place like the subway or a theater or cinema or pub or such places.

It's definitely cultural. I've learned not to try to ask for a "washroom" in the USA, but to be sure to say "bathroom" even when it's a public facility with absolutely no bathtubs.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

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In the UK you probably want to indicate you need the WC. That's "water closet." Depending on the exact cultural group you are dealing with it may be bathroom, washroom, toilet, restroom, or a couple other things. But nearly everybody in the UK will understand WC. Especially if you are in some kind of public place like the subway or a theater or cinema or pub or such places.

It's definitely cultural. I've learned not to try to ask for a "washroom" in the USA, but to be sure to say "bathroom" even when it's a public facility with absolutely no bathtubs.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

puppetsockpuppetsock

2772

add a comment | 

In the UK you probably want to indicate you need the WC. That's "water closet." Depending on the exact cultural group you are dealing with it may be bathroom, washroom, toilet, restroom, or a couple other things. But nearly everybody in the UK will understand WC. Especially if you are in some kind of public place like the subway or a theater or cinema or pub or such places.

It's definitely cultural. I've learned not to try to ask for a "washroom" in the USA, but to be sure to say "bathroom" even when it's a public facility with absolutely no bathtubs.

share|improve this answer

answered 1 hour ago

puppetsockpuppetsock

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answered 1 hour ago

puppetsockpuppetsock

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answered 1 hour ago

puppetsockpuppetsock

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answered 1 hour ago

puppetsockpuppetsock

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I need to...
...see a man about a dog.
...shake the dew off the lily.
...condense some fog.
...tinkle.
...pee.

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answered 35 mins ago

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I need to...
...see a man about a dog.
...shake the dew off the lily.
...condense some fog.
...tinkle.
...pee.

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I need to...
...see a man about a dog.
...shake the dew off the lily.
...condense some fog.
...tinkle.
...pee.

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