My little cousin recently asked me, "Cinnamon? (pronounced sin-a-mawn) Is that a kind of Pokémon?"
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- Until very recently, I thought "archives" was pronounced like "are chives".— Mitsuki
- I used to believe the the tooth fairy was a Pokemon fan because she got me Pokemon Crystal for my lost tooth— Pokemon fan
- My cousin's mom told my cousin that pop makes you short. He probably believed it.— Molly
- I used to think a second cousin meant a cousin’s cousin.— Carlos Almonacid
- i used to believe that 'island' was pronounced 'is-land' instead. I know im not alone on that one! :)
— Da KornMeal - I used to think that New York was pronounced "Yew Nork"Anon