[cabalamat]

> I think that this would probably stop a lot of the questions like "why are there letters in math!?"

Wouldn't people just instead ask "Why are there colours in maths?"?

I don't think that this:

    blue + blue = 2*blue

Is any more meaningful or edifying than:

    x + x = 2*x

[pca006132]

Yeah, I think the problem is not about variable names but giving meaning to these abstract objects. Beginners often have difficulty understanding abstract concepts and specific (concrete) examples are helpful for them to learn. I think 'Funny words' alone will not be helpful, or even detrimental to beginners' understanding as they may be distracted by unrelated concepts (e.g. what do you mean by adding blues together in this example?).

[bluedays]

Not if you show a really long example with algebra where you are not using any variables, and show how it can be simplified with variables.