When I was little I used to believe that cursive was read in a British accent and print was read in an American accent. I have no idea where this one came from.
A childhood belief about reading

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a "No Loitering" sign was "No Littering", inexplicably spelled with a Brooklyn accent.— erin
- I used to believe that if I spoke with whatever accent a language was in, I was speaking that language...— Renae
- I BELIEVED THE TEACHERS COULD READ MY THOUGHTSAnon
- I used to believe that I would one day have a dog, and I would teach him to speak, read, and even write!— Gretchen
- I used to believe if you read a book in the dark, you would go blind.— Ellen
- i thought grown ups read in a different language!Anon