Here it goes:
But what about when you are in public and there isn't a bathroom around? Enter the chemical toilet also known as the porta-potty.
I have looked up all the meaning of the word, but still cannot get how someone can enter something.
asked Jun 4, 2018 at 19:16
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1It is analogous to voilà in function. It is like a cue for the chemical toilet to come on stage.– TimRCommented Jun 4, 2018 at 19:28
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Either "go into" (a porta-potty is free-standing and has a door) or "introduce", depending on context.– user3169Commented Jun 4, 2018 at 19:29
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Similar to first comment: "the chemical toilet has been invented". But the question needs more context.– Weather VaneCommented Jun 4, 2018 at 19:37
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1Enter used like that comes from the theater: Enter x stage left, enter y stage right.– LambieCommented Jun 4, 2018 at 20:17
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But why not enters? The porta potty enters is grammatically correct I guess– Dmytro O'HopeCommented Jun 4, 2018 at 21:47
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This comes from stage directions, which were brief - probably because they were originally copied out by hand and people wanted to save effort and paper:
Enter Hamlet
Enter Bob, stage left
It's a direction in a play to say that a character comes onto the stage. It is used idiomatically and metaphorically to talk about something entering the discussion, with the stage being conceptual and metaphorical.
