I used to think that the name of the state of Illinois was pronounced "In-louis". It really sucked when we learned the states in 3rd or 4th grade, and I was so proud I knew what the state of "In-louis" was called!
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- I used to think that because there was a state called Washington, there was also a state called Dryington.— Jasonchic
- I used to believe that China was attached to the United States somewhere up near Washington state.Anon
- I grew up in Hawaii, and was pretty sure that our country, the United States, was the fiftieth stateAnon
- I used to think the Empire State Building was called the "Ten-past-eight building".— Alex
- I used to believe that America was a state near the one I live in.Anon
- I used to believe that California was my house, not the state I lived in.— Katie