Dreamuse  +  564740 Thu, 11 Sep 08 02:22 AM Dear friends,         I saw a board on which a word 'male' is used to indicate a men's room (public toilet). I wonder if it can be used like that? Thanks for your help. Note, I saw the board in a non-English-speaking country. Dreamuse Joined on Wed, Sep 10 2008 Guangzhou(Canton), China New Member 07

	Catherine81  +  564743 Thu, 11 Sep 08 02:42 AM Yes, I don't see any reason why not. There are different ways to label bathroom doors: Male/Female Men/Women Gentlemen/Ladies I'm sure there are more.. Catherine81 Joined on Tue, Sep 9 2008 Australia New Member 22

	Grammar Geek  +  564744 Thu, 11 Sep 08 02:43 AM It's not used that way in the U.S. Men is the most common, followed by Gentlemen. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,660 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Grammar Geek  +  564749 Thu, 11 Sep 08 02:59 AM I posted at the same time as you, so I didn't mean to contradict you, but no, I have never seen "male" used outside a men's restroom. Grammar Geek

	Catherine81  +  564756 Thu, 11 Sep 08 03:10 AM most common are these types of symbols... Catherine81 Images

	Dreamuse  +  564758 Thu, 11 Sep 08 03:12 AM I don't think it's correctly used too. I believe that 'male' is usually used in sex, right? Dreamuse

	Catherine81  +  564760 Thu, 11 Sep 08 03:20 AM Well yes, male refers to men; the male of any species. But also it can refer to the pokey bit of an electrical plug e.g. headphone plugs have a 'male' jack which plugs into a corresponding 'female' hole... lol ;) Why can't you label a door meant for men as male? I guess the door isn't male ..is it? haha    Catherine81