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Re: Lavatories, bathrooms,... Was: Re: Hymn to Ikea

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Friday, February 27, 2004, 13:31
Quoting John Cowan <cowan@...>:

> In North American English also: the men's/ladies' room,
Why is it "men's" and "ladies'", not "men's" and "women's", or "gentlemen's" and "ladies'"? The last would correspond to Swedish (and German) usage; the first time I ran across a men's room that said simply "men" on the door I found it somewhat impolite. Andreas