I thought that Penelope was pronounced Pen-el-ope. I also thought Bob was short for Bobert. (Because Rob was short for Robert! Very logical, huh?)
A childhood belief about names
others believed things like this
- Since the girls name Jackie is short for Jacqueline, I thought the boys name Jack was short for JackalAnon
- I used to read about Lady Penelope and believe that her name was pronounced Penny-lope (lope as in antelope).Anon
- I used to think that the UK was short for Ukraine.— Mia
- I used to think Obama's name was short for Baraccobama.— Trisha Gaurav
- I used to think monk was short for monkey.Anon
- I used to believe that accord was short for accordionAnon