I thought "undertow" was spelled "undertoe," because it's under your toes...
I learned the truth at a spelling bee. Good thing it was the guy next to me who got that word, and not me!
A childhood belief about spelling
others believed things like this
- I used to believe the word shoes was spelled shouse. It looked right to me... — Shouse
- That an undertow was a giant toe under the water that grabbed people and pulled them under.— mikita Jones
- I used to believe that the rapper Eminem's name was spelled M&M and anyone named Juan was spelled one.Anon
- I thought the name Phillip was actually spelled "Fill Up"— Natasha H
- I thought penis was spelled “Penus”, Like “Venus” but with a P.Anon
- I used to believe that you could catch AIDS from just looking at a nud girl. Good thing I was WRONG— Mbm4615