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Is it common to say "toilet tissue" to mean "toilet paper"?
- 25-Sep-2011, 12:59 #2
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Teacher Re: toilet tissue Yes, and (in BrE at least), "toilet roll". We also say "loo roll" or "loo paper" but for some reason, never "loo tissue"!
Originally Posted by sunsunmoon 
I think "loo" is definitely a BrE term for the toilet.
I'm going to the loo.
Do you need the loo?
- 25-Sep-2011, 19:27 #3
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Re: toilet tissue In the US, the only people I know of who call it "toilet tissue" (versus "toilet paper") are the manufacturers.
- 25-Sep-2011, 19:38 #4
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Teacher Re: toilet tissue I agree, SoothingDave. Common usage on this side of the pond is 'toilet paper'! Originally Posted by SoothingDave
However, we wipe our nose with a 'facial tissue' and not with a 'facial paper'! If we align our bathroom products by melodious titles, 'toilet tissue' and 'facial tissue' would be excellent choices!
- 25-Sep-2011, 19:42 #5
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Teacher Re: toilet tissue Really? Originally Posted by amigos4
- 25-Sep-2011, 19:47 #6
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Teacher Re: toilet tissue Yes, really!!!! Originally Posted by fivejedjon 
Facial tissue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 25-Sep-2011, 19:51 #7
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Re: toilet tissue Most people would simply ask for a "tissue" or a "Kleenex." Originally Posted by fivejedjon
- 25-Sep-2011, 19:52 #8
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Teacher Re: toilet tissue We just refer to the thing you wipe your nose with as a "tissue".
Pass me a tissue.
I've bought a box of tissues.
We've run out of tissues.
We would know whether someone was talking about toilet tissue or facial tissue by the use of a/the/some.
Pass me some tissue = toilet paper
Pass me a tissue = facial tissue
Pass me some tissues = facial tissues
Then of course there's kitchen roll/kitchen paper. I don't think it's called kitchen tissue anywhere.
- 25-Sep-2011, 19:54 #9
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Teacher Re: toilet tissue I wasn't doubting that the term existed. It's just that I have never heard anyone use it in real life. I have only heard 'tissue' (without 'facial'), 'hanky',' paper hanky', or 'Kleenex' Originally Posted by amigos4
- 25-Sep-2011, 21:35 #10
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Re: toilet tissue Those are paper towels here. Originally Posted by emsr2d2 I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
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