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    Enkidoh's Avatar
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    Enkidoh Roux
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    Quote Originally Posted by SenorPatty View Post
    Yep. As a person born in Quebec, Canada, the first thing that comes to mind when I read that word is furniture where you store clothes.

    So to mimic OP's request in a fashion...

    Please SE, don't change it. Depending on your region and age, commode means furniture. Thanks.
    Exactly, also it's something the localization team are aware of, that a seemingly innocent word can have a wildly different meaning or context in a different country - it's something they try to take into account but simply cannot overcome every time (a while ago a similar situation occurred where an innocent and legitimate name for a BTN tool was revealed to be a slang term for a certain part of the male anatomy in another country (Philippines I believe it was?), and yes, there were player demands that be changed as well). So it's just something you have to just live with and accept it as just part of the English language's quirks.

    (I mean, us Aussies don't get annoyed every time we hear an American say "we're rooting for you!" either way - 'root' as a verb in American English means simply to encourage or cheer someone on, while in Australian English however it is a slang term that means "to have sex". Quietly chuckle like schoolgirls behind your backs maybe... ).
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    Last edited by Enkidoh; 12-25-2017 at 07:56 AM.