i used to think "learning" meant stirring in empty pots and pans with other metallic objects; no idea why. i guess that's what the word "lernen" sounded like to me.
A childhood belief about speaking
others believed things like this
- When I was learning the alphabet,I thought elemeno was one word.— Rick H.
- I thought the 'dubbing mixer' on TV credits was the person in charge of stirring the make up for the actors.— Clive
- My mate used to believe that the lids of yoghurt pots were poisonous, and to this day won't ever lick one.Anon
- I used to believe that "according" meant playing the accordion, since it sounded like accordion. — According
- I used to think being engaged meant being in jail. I have no idea how I came to that conclusion.— CNB
- my husband believed, until recently, that the word "several" meant seven of something. — sheryl