I wrote some naughty words on the typewriter one time, thinking as long as you don't say those words, it was all right. I still got a whipping.
A childhood belief about swearing

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that all four-letter words are bad words.Anon
- I remember thinking that the "Nude Furniture" store was some sort of naughty place. — Texas Rocky
- That people became mute because they said too many bad words— Micah
- My mom used to say that if I said bad words, poop would appear in my mouth— Nina
- I thought there were some swear words so bad if you said them you would go to jail!— Mexicrat
- I thought "prison" and "prism" are the same words as each other.Anon