Whenever we travelled to the States, I thought that "Exxon" (like on the gas station signs) was how Americans spelled "Esso," which made me believe that Americans spoke a different language than Canadians.
A childhood belief about reading
others believed things like this
- Because of Pocahontas, I grew up believing Native Americans noises sounded like English to Native Americans.Anon
- I usd to believe that, all Americans were left handed and we all died when we reached our 100th birthday!— Greg Baron
- I used to believe that if I spoke with whatever accent a language was in, I was speaking that language...— Renae
- I used to believe that, no matter what language other people spoke, that everyone thought in EnglishAnon
- For the longest time I thought Pig Latin was an actual language that they spoke in a part of Europe.Anon
- I used to believe that if you spoke into the speakers that they would hear it at the radio station. — natalie