my husband believed, until recently, that the word "several" meant seven of something.
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- up until recently I thought intern was just another word for a secretary (I'm 27 btw)— Axecutioner
- I fully believed, up until about 6 years old, that the word 'accident' was a noun that meant 'burnt toast'.— Karl Goetz
- I used to believe that everytime a balloon was released , it meant that a child had recently died.— Samantha
- Until recently, my friend believed that Richard Starkey was the fifth Beatle.— Spook
- I used to believe that "nuptial" was a naughty word. I thought it meant nipple. XD— Sara Hagen
- i used to think the word "friendship" meant a special kind of rocketship that you went on with your friends.— chips ahoy!