When i was little i believed that all words were the same in all languages, just that they were pronounced differently.
A childhood belief about foreign languages

others believed things like this
- I used to wander what my name would be in other languages. I thought that names worked the same way as words. — Simon
- I used to believe that all languages were just jiberish and I asked my mom why they didn't use real words.Anon
- At the age of four I believed I was soooo smart. I spoke TWO languages...English AND American!— Melinda
- When I was a kid I believed that the number 11 was pronounced "onety-one"— Alicia
- When I was little I used to believe that people laughed in different languages...— Jessica Louise
- When i was little i thought that people could laugh in different languages— Lauren