I thought all poems in all languages were written so that they would rhyme when they were translated into English.
A childhood belief about foreign languages
others believed things like this
- I used to believe anon was a person and couldn't believe he had written so many poems— Helena
- I used to believe that anyone speaking a foreign language translated it into english in their head— galen
- I used to believe that foreigners' ears translated English words to their own languageAnon
- I used to think everyone in the world knew and thought in English, but choose to speak different languages. Anon
- I used to believe that the Bible was written by Moses, with God whispering everything in his ear, in English. — Jj
- At the age of four I believed I was soooo smart. I spoke TWO languages...English AND American!— Melinda