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to go to the washroom
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to go to the washroom

– B1-B2 (intermediate) –

In each variety of English (British, American, Australian, etc.), there is a different way to refer to the room where a person poops and pees. In Canada…

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storage room
Brandon Douglas Brandon Douglas

storage room

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Do you know this word? Click on this post to see what it means.

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