I first heard the "F" word when I was in the fourth grade but I misheard it. When I told my Dad that I knew the "F" word, I told him that it was "fauk!" He was still ashamed of me.
A childhood belief about swearing

others believed things like this
- In first grade, I thought that if I've never heard of a word before, then it wasn't a word.— Destiny
- i used to think that the word "stupid" was a curse word, ranging in scale right beside the "f" word.Anon
- Up until 8th grade or so, I was convinced that I invented the word "Fart"— Jonah
- in grade school, i used to believe that test tube was a naughty word and was embarassed to say it.— miss sara
- I used to think that fart was a bad word and then i heard my mom say it once and I was so shocked.— Tara
- When I was little I believed that the "F word" was fart. My mom laughed at me when I told her.Anon