i woz brought up a christian and one time i woz reading the bible and came across a bit that said thou shall not swear. now as a christian i knew i woznt suppose 2 swear (as in say S*** etc) but i took and meaning wrong and for about a year after i read it i never said i swear ill do something or ill be there i swear. never once did i say the phrase "i swear"
A childhood belief about swearing

others believed things like this
- I used to think making promises was wrong, because my dad said, "Don't swear."— Sam Jones
- i could swear eleventeen was a number for the longest time -- it still sounds pretty convincing.— erin
- I used to believe that swearing was just saying, “I swear!”Anon
- I used to believe that bizarre was a swear word.Anon
- I used to believe that “shut up” was a swear word.Anon
- When I was at primary school I thought you had to be at least 18 to swear.— Mike W