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   Hi, Alexander!  Recently you wrote in a message to Anton Shepelev:   
      
   >>>  Interesting too, that we sit IN a chair, but ON a   
   >>>  stool. :-)   
      
   AS>  Small wonder that we do, for the sitter in a chair is    
   AS>  enclosed on three sides with the backrest and armrests    
   AS>  -- parts that raise above the seat.   
      
   ak>  It is an armchair has it, not a chair.   
      
   ak>  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair   
      
      
             Ah... I think I see the problem.  A stool typically has three legs &   
   no back rest or arm rests.  A chair typically has four legs & a back rest, but   
   no arm rests... i.e. if it is a kitchen/dining room chair or the sort of cheap   
   folding or stacking chair one must sit on to attend a play or a concert in the   
   school gymnasium.  Yes, I said "on" in this context.  But there are many other   
   kinds of chairs including (as you suggest) upholstered armchairs, wheelchairs,   
   and office chairs.  The design may vary, according to the socioeconomic status   
   of the user &/or on how much $$$ the owner is willing to invest.  For the sake   
   of brevity any or all of the above may be referred to simply as "chairs".  I'm   
   inclined to use "in" if the chair has both a back rest & full arm rests and if   
   there is a human being occupying it.  OTOH Dallas or I might say e.g. "I found   
   the xxx you were looking for & put it on your chair."  In such cases, whatever   
   it is doesn't fill the chair & the design of the latter is irrelevant....  :-)   
      
      
      
      
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