Why does everyone call a garage door opener remote control a garage door opener? You don’t call a television remote control a television do you? Your dvd player has a remote control, but you don’t call it a dvd player do you. I’ll bet fully 98% of the people who have questions about a garage door opener remote control just ask about a garage door opener.

    And for that matter why do we have hot water heaters? If your water is hot why would you need to heat it? Shouldn’t they be called cold water heaters?!

   It’s these fun English language questions that just keep us wondering some days!