What do the British call their living rooms?


What do the British call their living rooms? The main room in an American home, the room where people usually sit and do things together like watch television and entertain visitors, is called a living room. The British name for this room, sitting room, sounds rather quaint and old-fashioned to American ears.


What do Brits call a bathroom?

In British English, bathroom is a common term but is typically reserved for private rooms primarily used for bathing; a room without a bathtub or shower is more often known as a WC, an abbreviation for water closet, lavatory, or loo. Other terms are also used, some as part of a regional dialect.