I lived in California and believed that every U.S. state had its own language. I was confused when I met some people from Colorado and could comprehend their speech.
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that California was my house, not the state I lived in.— Katie
- I thought the song Hotel California by the Eagles said "Welcome to Oakdale California— JewLea
- When I was little I believed that the people on TV lived in there. — linda
- I used to believe that translating from language into language was only a matter of changing letters ! :) — EwS
- I used to believe that if I spoke with whatever accent a language was in, I was speaking that language...— Renae
- I used to think that foreign people coughed and sneezed in a different language.— Even more stupid