Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Toilet
Hi,
I am reading Nick Hornby's new book, Juliet, Naked, and I am not sure I understand the very beginning of it:
There are two people, a guy and a girl, they are British, they are in a restroom in the United States. This restroom is famous because some singer "disappeared" there.
Here is an extract (the girl is the first to speak):
"What do you want a picture of?"
"Just, you know ..."
"No."
"Well ... the toilet."
"What, the ... What do you call those things?"
"The urinals. Yeah."
I am not sure: is she making fun of him because he didn't use a good word, or is she wondering what the exact name is, and he just answers?
Thank you for your help!
I am reading Nick Hornby's new book, Juliet, Naked, and I am not sure I understand the very beginning of it:
There are two people, a guy and a girl, they are British, they are in a restroom in the United States. This restroom is famous because some singer "disappeared" there.
Here is an extract (the girl is the first to speak):
"What do you want a picture of?"
"Just, you know ..."
"No."
"Well ... the toilet."
"What, the ... What do you call those things?"
"The urinals. Yeah."
I am not sure: is she making fun of him because he didn't use a good word, or is she wondering what the exact name is, and he just answers?
Thank you for your help!
Top answer
He seems a bit coy about explaining exactly what he means, and needs a bit of prompting, but I don't get the impression she's making fun of him as such.
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He seems a bit coy about explaining exactly what he means, and needs a bit of prompting, but I don't get the impression she's making fun of him as such.
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