i used to think eleven was actually 'eleventeen' ... i always wondered why they skipped 'teen' at the end of twelve
A childhood belief about counting
others believed things like this
- I used to believe there was a number "eleventeen". I could never quite work out where it went, though.— Matthew
- i could swear eleventeen was a number for the longest time -- it still sounds pretty convincing.— erin
- When I was little I thought you could get arrested if you accidentally skipped a number while counting.— Hailey
- in kindergarden i beleived that to be a teenager your name had to end with teen— eric
- When I was nine, I thought two eleven-year-olds could get married.Anon
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey