When I was small I believed that there was a secret trick to turn English into any new language, as with Pig Latin. Perhaps a more complex trick with a few new sounds, but a pattern that could be easily learned. Then I began French lessons. The first week we were told about an important "irregular" verb (etre - to be), but that most were regular. So I still expected to learn the secret trick the next week. When I discovered I would have to learn every single french word, I was surprised and immensely disappointed.
A childhood belief about foreign languages
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a hat trick in football was achieved when a player scored a goal with their head!— Andy
- I use to beleive that because oui (which sounds exactly like wee) mean yes in french, that poo meant no.— Toby
- i used to think that french was english backwards!— ---pepsi---
- I used to believe that french kiss was something coming from France, and that only the French did it— Sasha
- When I was young,I thought the lyrics "Secret Agent man" were actually "Secret Asian Man".— M.M.B.
- When I was young I thought that police had soft skin, because this is how it sounds in French " Peau lisse "
— amine