i used to spell eight "ate" cuz of the stuped: why was six afraid of seven, cuz seven ate(8) ten joke...
A childhood belief about spelling

others believed things like this
- When I was, like, three, i thought my cat was an evil sorcerer and would cast a spell on me. XD— Bobbet
- When my sister told one of my brothers her e-mail address, he thought to spell out “at” instead of typing “@”.— EJ - no longer computer illiterate!
- I had my wife convinced that Steven Hawking made his fortune as the original voice for the speak N spell toy.Anon
- I thought when Grandma's hens were cackling, they were giggling about some private joke in the henhouse. — Not a farm kid
- I used to be afraid that E.T. was under my bed!— Mandie B.
- i used to be so afraid of my own shaddow. i used to think i would dissapear in it. — bibejana