When I was younger, I learnt 'big' words like "beurocrat" & "homicide". I wasn't exactly sure what these words meant, but I felt smart saying them and PRETENDING to know.
One day, I told someone that "democracy" and "suicide" meant the same thing.
Sounds pretty accurate to me...
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- When I first heard the words "flea market", I actually thought it meant "selling fleas".Anon
- I use to beleive that because oui (which sounds exactly like wee) mean yes in french, that poo meant no.— Toby
- I used to believe that all four-letter words are bad words.Anon
- I thought that exorcise and exercise both meant the same thing— Dobby Bob
- I thought the phrase "At one's disposal" meant you should dispose of the person or thing.— Geirskogul
- i could swear eleventeen was a number for the longest time -- it still sounds pretty convincing.— erin