When I was in kindergarden when I just learned how to read, I always stared at the Union bank trucks.I believed that union was pronounced 'onion.' When I asked my mother why they had a bank where they used onions for money, she told me it was pronounces YOUn-ee-un, and I learned a lesson in language. =)
A childhood belief about reading
others believed things like this
- We would drive by UNION BANK here in California and I would say "Onion bank!" My Mom would bust up laughing.— BINGO
- i used to believe that if you were broke that you could go to the bank and get money for free!— Karianne
- I used to believe that as long as there were checks in the checkbook, there was money in the bank.— Michelle
- I thought it was against the law to carry around a lot of money unless you were putting it in the bank.Anon
- I used to believe that a bank was a place where they give out money to peopleAnon
- I used to believe the bank "scottish widows" was run by widows, and only gave bank accounts to widows.— Angelmouse