http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/loo/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/loo/#comment-238659 Pink loo « DailyOxford Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:05:10 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/loo/#comment-238659 [...] dug a bit further and found alternative origins for the term – some are quite [...] [...] dug a bit further and found alternative origins for the term – some are quite [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/loo/#comment-163242 John Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:37:45 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2007/04/loo/#comment-163242 I heard that the history of this word was from when Brits were aboard French ships, and the French numbered each of the rooms in the ship. For continuity, all the bathrooms were numbered 100, however the Brits read it as "LOO", and started referring to it as such. Is there any way to verify the accuracy of the French ship numbering scheme from the Revolutionary period? I heard that the history of this word was from when Brits were aboard French ships, and the French numbered each of the rooms in the ship. For continuity, all the bathrooms were numbered 100, however the Brits read it as “LOO”, and started referring to it as such. Is there any way to verify the accuracy of the French ship numbering scheme from the Revolutionary period?

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