Language is a fascinating thing to explore. Where words come from‚ how things are named‚ the way sayings and slang are constantly being invented—it's all great fun to plunge into.But sometimes a deep dive into words and language reveals missed opportunities as we contemplate what a thing should be called instead of what it is. Reddit user johnnylgarfield asked‚ "What is badly named‚ and what is a better name for it?" and hoo boy did the wordsmiths deliver.Anything that could have "Otto" in it should"Otto Preminger wrote his own biography and failed to title it Otto-Biography.Once in a lifetime pun‚ and he just threw it away." – hippo717"I saw an automatic car wash with the name "Otto's automatic carwash"The fact it wasn't called an ottomatic carwash still hurts me." – ShadowVaderAlternate names for everyday things that we should seriously consider "I keep seeing people say that contractions should be birthquakes." – ssssobtaostobs"Dentures. Should be Substitooths" – donkeyknuckles"Any bacon alternative that is not named Fācon is an abomination." – RitaPoonismysister"Jet ski. Dumb name. Obviously it is a Boatercycle." – KYbywayofNY"Hemorrhoids should be asteroids obv." – UncleDuude"Olives should be Greece’s Pieces." – rmg18555Words that just shouldn't be the way they are‚ on principle"Abbreviation should be a much shorter word. Dyslexia should also be easier to spell."– Masked_Daisy"Lisp" shouldn't make me lisp." – rhaegar89"And why isn't palindrome a palindrome?" – slimfastdieyoung"Why is a fear of palindromes aibohphobia?!?" – 1nonspecificgirl"The same reason the fear of big words is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia." – redwolf1219"The word for your condition is also your exposure therapy!" – quaffeeHow about two things that should simply be swapped?"I'm not the first to say it‚ but 'pick-up artists' and 'garbage men' should swap titles." – GGAllinPartridge"A driveway should be a parkway and a parkway should be a driveway." – scottcmu"And cookies and bacon should switch since you bake cookies but cook bacon." – cwx149"Butterflies should be Flutterbys." – genderlawyerA whole thread just for the weather folks"Weather forecast is boring. Weather prophecy is awesome." – dire18"Atmospheric foretelling." – uneducated_sock"Precipitation Prognostication" – VonBrewskie"As the atmospheric oracles have foretold‚ 'tis raining." – Shi-Rokku"Meteoracles*" – HauntedHippie"You mean the skyentists?" – illfygliAnd everyone's favorite‚ the naming of animal groups"Why is a group of squid called a shoal when it should be called a squad?" – xdark_realityx"A squid squad? Nice.A crow crewA whale wallA swan swarmA bat batchA lobster clusterand of courseA group of groupers" – loopywolf"Cloister of oysters" – itsmarvin"A Murder of Crows. It should be a CawCawphony." – EscapedCapybara"A murder of crows goes so unfathomably hard tho‚ it can stay." – mrspuffispeng"The committee on groups of bird names are the best in the business. They put everyone else to shame. Murder‚ curiosity‚ charm‚ kettle‚ mural‚ cast‚ parliament. Why even compete?" – remeard