TLA also stands for To Love Again, an association for widows/widowers. I ought to know, because my 96-year-old Nana met her boyfriend of ten years at TLA. : )
In the UK we've heard so many people whining about BRexit In Name Only over the past few years it wasn't difficult to guess the US version. I imagine that's also what biggus is referring to?
It's quite common and widespread now. Most programs that offer English tutoring are referred to as EAL, not ESL. Not quite right to automatically assume that English is someone's second language. Could be a third language, or more!
"British" is really misleading for WC... I was trying to think of something specifically brit, and WC is used in other parts of Europe. (at least in France where I've always used it, I don't know about other countries).
Yep we use the exact same word. And atleast 98% of the time, only if you want to sound extremely posh you use toilet (genuine or to ridicule, sort like saying "to the ladies room").
Even if you were meeting with the primeminister you would ask where the "wc" is. Perhaps not when meeting with the king (because you dont want to mess up so you use the most sophisticated words for things, but I am sure he himself would say wc, not toilet)
I've never heard heard a single person ever say water closet in Britain - I know what it stands for, but you always say toilet or bathroom never W/C or water closet :/
Kind of weird to have british as the clue for a toilet... Just toilet would be a good clue. (you know people pee all over the world, not just in the uk)
M.A.S.E.R (Microwave Amplificaiton by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation)
Also NSA can be 'No Smokers/Smoking Allowed'
Even if you were meeting with the primeminister you would ask where the "wc" is. Perhaps not when meeting with the king (because you dont want to mess up so you use the most sophisticated words for things, but I am sure he himself would say wc, not toilet)
This is pretty much as common as your answer and both equally match the topic of Education.
Well, if it ain't broke don't fix it!