My friend and I used to read Judy Blume books but we had a bit of trouble understanding some of the American expressions (we're English). First of all, lots of the girls had bangs - we had never heard of this before and thought that it meant big breasts. Secondly, they talked about cuticles - no idea what this meant but it sounded rude. We would have been so disappointed if we had only bothered to use a dictionary. (Actually I only found out about the bangs when I went to university!)
A childhood belief about reading
others believed things like this
- When I was little, I thought that people were either born with bangs, or without them. =DAnon
- When I first started to develop my breasts I thought it meant I was producing milk— trisha
- I used to believe that when people talked about 4x4 trucks, I thought it meant all the wheels turned.
— tracy - When I saw signs stating "Lots for sale" I thought it meant that there was a lot for sale.— Robin
- I used to think being engaged meant being in jail. I have no idea how I came to that conclusion.— CNB
- When I first heard the words "flea market", I actually thought it meant "selling fleas".Anon