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If I want to defaecate, what should I say? In my country, we say "I want to pass motion." However, I cannot find this expression in my dictionaries.

Could you please tell me the correct expression?

Thanks in advance.

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Why should you tell anyone?

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Just say you're going to powder your nose.

Or "Where is the 'bathroom/toilet/convenience'?"

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Simply tell your hosts "I need to take a **** now. Where is your crapper?

Why is this under Science & Mathematics?

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Thanks, NickFun

Which should this topic be under?

"I need to take a **** now." Would it sound crude to the listener? Any euphemism?

Many thanks.

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tanguatlay wrote:

If I want to defaecate, what should I say? In my country, we say "I want to pass motion." However, I cannot find this expression in my dictionaries.

Could you please tell me the correct expression?

Thanks in advance.

Generally, we are not that explicit in English, unless there is some medical reason or some such to be so detailed.

Phrases would differ.....

You might ask to use the toilet. Some places find that a bit vulgar.

Americans tend to ask to use the bathroom, or restroom.

English might ask to use the lavatory.

If your need is urgent, you might say I have to go to the toilet...or I need to use the bathroom.

Generally, in English, we don't say whether we need to wee or defecate!

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tanguatlay wrote:

Thanks, NickFun

Which should this topic be under?

"I need to take a **** now." Would it sound crude to the listener? Any euphemism?

Many thanks.

You would ONLY say "I need to **** now" if you knew the people VERY well and it was acceptable!!

That would be considered rude in most circumstances. Do NOT use it until you have a very good grasp of English and social rules.

Nick is trying to be funny, but he is misleading you rather unfairly, I think.

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I usually say I have to "squeeze out a log," "pinch a loaf" or "drop a deuce." These are all acceptable in almost any situation.

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<blinks>

Pay no attention to the Kick and the Nick at this time.

Not that they're incorrect, but their choices exhibit impoliteness, or at least a level of familiarity, she says, huffily.

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Pushing one through the S bend.

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probably you all know tanguatlay more than I do.. to throw him or her this advice. I'll admit to not checking tang's previous posts.

S-curve? Moving on to anatomical pictures? Childhood thrills revisited?

I'm Ms. Priss, not re defecation, but re some kind of bath of verbiage to tang/etc in a kind of making fun of the questioner.

Internet baptism by ****? Nasty, boys.

At least give a clue what is polite and not. Not cute to set people up.

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ossobuco wrote:

probably you all know tanguatlay more than I do.. to throw him or her this advice. I'll admit to not checking tang's previous posts.

S-curve? Moving on to anatomical pictures? Childhood thrills revisited?

I'm Ms. Priss, not re defecation, but re some kind of bath of verbiage to tang/etc in a kind of making fun of the questioner.

Internet baptism by ****? Nasty, boys.

At least give a clue what is polite and not. Not cute to set people up.

I'll tease almost anyone...but I think it wrong to misinform people asking for help with learning and using a language.

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Indeed.

Unless they need latin for a tattoo.

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Americans are funny.
They say "Where is the rest-room, please?"
Or the "bathroom".
But they don't want to take a rest, or a bath.

We'd say "toilet". Not many say "lavatory", now.

And yes, we NEVER say why we want to go there. Smile

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Sir or Madam, I must "drop the kids off at the pool," by which I mean excrete waste via my anus.

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