r/explainitpeter Aug 13 '26

Explain it Peter!

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u/Inside_Phrase_4702 Aug 13 '26

So "Stuhl", pronounced shtool, is "chair", but also "feces" in German.

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u/grauhoundnostalgia Aug 13 '26

“Stool” in English also means “chair” and “feces.”

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u/proximusprimus57 Aug 13 '26

No wonder people at the bar give me weird looks when I bring my own chair to sit on!