I have an interest in history and of language an thus etymoly-the origin of words and names.
Certain words just seem wrong e.g working class. Don’t we all work, accountants and journalists etc. ? I suggest material class, that is people involved in the movement and shaping of matter.
In my profession, musician, I am uncomfortable with the term half-step or semitone prefering guitar fret as this is the crucial tuning unit, discussed on the music theory page.
A second musical term which I find a mishomer is the dominant , the 5th of a scale. I does not dominate the 1st note of a scale (aka keynot or tonic) but instead lends its humble support. I prefer the term side-kick one a 5th above and the other a 4th below.
End of rant, for the moment.
Bob Stuckey 