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Rule "offensive word 'toilet'"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: offensive word 'toilet'
Message: This expression can be considered mildly offensive (especially in Canadian and American English).
Category: American English Style (ID: AMERICAN_ENGLISH_STYLE)
Link: http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/vocabulary-do-not-call-it-toilet/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I need to go to the toilet.
    Correction suggestion: restroom, washroom, bathroom, powder room
ID: TOILET [2]
Version: 6.7-SNAPSHOT (2025-07-13 22:33:10 +0200)