When I was about 6, I saw a country called "Egypt" in the atlas and thought it was pronounced "Egg-pit." I thought that it was some sort of fantastical land of make-believe, and I asked my parents repeatedly if we could go to Egg-pit. It took them a while to figure out what I was talking about. When they finally did, they took me to the Oriental Institute in Chicago and I was placated.
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- Until about age 9, I thought there was a country called "Operaland" where everyone sang instead of talking.Anon
- i used to believe that 'island' was pronounced 'is-land' instead. I know im not alone on that one! :)
— Da KornMeal - When I was little i thought lb for pounds was pronounced lubs, and i called them that for 2 years. Anon
- I used to think that
"The land of make believe"
was
"The land of baked beans."— Baked Bean! - When I was younger I asked my parents:
"If bees make honey, do flys make marmalade?"— Mike - i used to think that my dad got my mom [mummy] from egypt.. when i was like 7— ...