I used to believe the word(s?) 'make-believe' was supposed to be 'maple leaf'. I always said 'I watched my favorite cartoon today. But its just a maple leaf story'.
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- I used to think the word "european" had something to do with pee, and that kids weren't supposed to say it.Anon
- I didn't know whether nail files were supposed to make your nails sharper or duller.Anon
- In first grade, I thought that if I've never heard of a word before, then it wasn't a word.— Destiny
- I had alligators and cartoon lions under my bed.— ruth
- I used to think the word fever was just another word for giraff— Marshall m
- My favorite excuse:
Must be those trouser geese again!— Tootie Fruity