I knew the "Dr." was an abbreviation for "doctor," but I didn't know it was also an abbreviation for "drive." So whenever I saw a road sign that said "Dr." after a word, I thought it was "doctor."
A childhood belief about reading
others believed things like this
- I used to think that the abbreviation lb (for pounds) stood for Lilla-blams (like Kilograms)— Jake
- I once thought people would keep growing until they were as big as buildings if they didn't go to the doctor. — Tufty
- i used to belive that when the doctor opened his mouth and went aaaaaa i thought he was trying to eat me.— matt
- I used to want to be a doctor when I grew up, because doctors never die, as they can cure themselves.— Stuart
- my uncle was a doctor, so when he told me his vw could fly, i believed.— boodles
- i used to watch doctor who and every time i saw a darlic i wet myself literally.— Dan Barber