Originally Posted by
HPSOV L
The preceding item being Fuel Control Switch adds to the tongue twisting.
Proper Boeings have "Engine start levers".
Joking aside, the path to Boeing Nirvana has lead me through ATR, Airbus and DHC territories, with every planebuilder having its own Humpty-Dumptysh ideas about how some piece of equipment should be called. I'd say Boeing's nomenclature is far from the worst and I'm not wondering anymore about having autothrottle that controls power levers or CONT CAB selector that adjusts cockpit temperature.