I used to believe that because kids in school learned English, then kids in English-speaking countries would be learning my native language.
A childhood belief about foreign languages
others believed things like this
- I used to think that adults spoke an entirely different language (not English) when kids weren't around. — Swordfish
- I used to believe that anyone speaking a foreign language translated it into english in their head— galen
- Because of Pocahontas, I grew up believing Native Americans noises sounded like English to Native Americans.Anon
- I was shocked when I found out that dogs in foreign countries didn't know English commands.Anon
- I used to believe that the whole world spoke the same language- English.Anon
- I used to believe that english was the only real language and all the others were just made up after.Anon