Date:  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 08:03:23 -0600

From:  Natalie Maynor <maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

Subject: Re: lavatory



> In central NYstate lavatory was the school euphemism for the room with the

> toilets and sinks in it, sometimes reduced to "lav" as in "who has to go to



In Mississippi the word was "basement" -- regardless of the location of

the room or whether the building even had a basement. Or at least that

was the word in elementary school. I think we might have changed later

to "restroom" or "bathroom."

  --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)