My 4 year old sister was learning to read when I explained to her the sound of the "a" in the word "about" was pronounced with the "schwa." She looked at me funny. I said, "Sound it out." She read very slowly, "Schwaaaabout."
A childhood belief about reading
others believed things like this
- When I was little and learnign to read, I used to believe that chaos was pronounced "Chaa-Ose."Anon
- When I first started learning to read I was convinced that vowels were called barnacles.— Andy Howell
- I used to read about Lady Penelope and believe that her name was pronounced Penny-lope (lope as in antelope).Anon
- I used to believe that you could only play a record once, and after that all the sound was wiped off.Anon
- I used to beleive Euthanasia was a country. It does sound like one don't you think?— Charley
- I used to believe thunder was the sound of God rearranging his furniture.Anon