Daily speaking expressions English Expressions in Speaking & Writing & How to Use Them

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Refusing

Phrases 1, 2 and 3 are strong refusals
Phrase 4 is also a strong refusal and suggests that money will not change the speaker's mind
Phrase 5 is very informal and quite dismissive
Phrase 6 is used to say that the refusal is final and no more discussion will take place

Phrases 7 and 8 are not as final as phrase 6 but it is quite likely that the speaker will not change their mind
Phrases 9 and 10 are quite polite ways of refusing

Phrases 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are asking the other person what their problem is.
Phrases 1, 2, and 3 are more sympathetic while phrases 4 and 5 are less friendly.
Phrase 6 is a simple observation that the other person looks sad. But you expect the other person to explain the problem.

Phrases 7 and 8 are offering help or sympathy.
Phrase 8 is specifically offering to listen while the other person talks about their problem or reason for sadness.
Phrase 9 is an offer of a drink (alcohol or a cup of tea). This is a typical British response to somebody with a major problem or after a disaster of some kind.
Phrase 10 is intended to sound sympathetic. This expression can sound patronising to some people.

Phrases in 1 are general expressions used by (almost) everybody.
In 2, the wod 'loo' is quite polite whereas 'bog' sounds a little impolite.
In 3, the euphemism 'water closet' is often used in restaurants and hotels. Nowadays it has been shortened to the acronym 'W.C.'.
4 and 5 are military expressions and 'latrines' sound more polite and suggest a block of toilets constructed together.
The phrases in 6 are used to try to make toilets sound cute and sweet. This phrase may annoy some people.

In 7, 'ladies' and 'gentlemen' are the traditional notices posted outside public toilets in the UK. 'Gentlemen' has become abbreviated to 'gents'.
In 8, 'crapper' sounds a little rude but it was actually the name of the man who invented the flush toilet mechanism, Thomas Crapper.
In 9, 'conveniences' is a polite way to refer to public toilets. In many places you must pay and have the correct coin to use one which is not actually convenient at all.
The phrases in 10 are used to talk about the toilet in people's houses. 'Throne room' is a little ironic with its associations with royalty.

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