I used to think that people who spoke other languages had transaltors in their brains that made them hear in english. I was always so amazed when people could speak more than one language.
A childhood belief about foreign languages
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that, no matter what language other people spoke, that everyone thought in EnglishAnon
- At the age of four I believed I was soooo smart. I spoke TWO languages...English AND American!— Melinda
- I thought that people who spoke a different languages were aliens.— Phoebe
- I used to think everyone in the world knew and thought in English, but choose to speak different languages. Anon
- I used to think that even people who spoke something other than English, thought in English— Peaches
- I used to believe that the whole world spoke the same language- English.Anon