Is Can I go to the bathroom correct grammar?

A young student prepares to debunk Charles Lurie’s outdated style guide, “How to Say It: Helpful Hints On English.” Yes, you ‘can’ go to the bathroom. The “joke” here is based on the insistence that you should use may when asking for permission to do something, and can when speaking about ability.

How do you ask for a bathroom?

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1. ‘Could you tell me where the bathroom is please’ ‘Where are the toilets please? ‘
2. ‘Excuse me but where is the loo? ‘ ‘I’m just going for a patter on the porcelain’
3. ‘Could you tell me where the restroom is please? ‘

How do I get permission to go to toilet?

Ask to use the bathroom.

1. Raise your hand, wait patiently to be called on, and ask for permission to use the restroom. “May I please go to the restroom, Mr./Mrs/Ms.
2. Raise your hand with the special signal (perhaps crossed fingers) and patiently wait for a response.

How do I say I have to go to the bathroom?

You simply say, “Excuse me, I need to goto the restroom.”, or, “Excuse me, I need to goto the bathroom.”, or, “Excuse me, can I use your restroom?”, or, “Pardon me, is there a bathroom nearby?” (like in a store you might use this one).

Do you say toilet or bathroom?

11 different ways to Say ‘Toilet’ in English. Perhaps the most common way to say ‘toilet’ in the United States is to say ‘bathroom’. A bathroom usually refers to a room with a bath in it, but when Americans refer to a bathroom they usually mean a room with only a toilet and washbasin.

Is it correct to say “Can I go to the washroom?

So the answer is always gonna be yes for “Can I go to the washroom” However… Here its evident that you are asking for “permission”.. “May I go to the washroom” is the correct statement… I’ll give you the exact explanation I received back in 1990….

Is ‘Can I go to the toilet’ grammatical?

“Can I go to the toilet” is 100\% grammatical in Standard English. It is also pragmatically clear what it means. While it could of course mean, “Am I capable of going to the toilet”, that is NOT the salient interpretation, any more than in the case of “Can you open the window please?”,…

Is it wrong to say “go to the toilet” instead of “restroom”?

And of course the vocabulary for making this request depends on your nationality, your class, your educational background and a number of other factors also not connected with grammar. ‘Restroom’ is purely American. There is nothing ‘wrong’ with saying ‘go to’ rather than ‘use’ the toilet.

What does “Can I go to the toilet?

“Can” indicates capability. Your question therefore is asking if you are capable of going to the toilet. For which the answer is Yes, of course. But you were seeking permission to go, not an endorsement of your ability to go. The question therefore should be “May I go to the toilet?”.