I used to believe that "pathetique" was a fancy way of saying "pathetic". When i said something is pathetic, i said in a fancy voice "Yes, that is soooo pathetique"
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- I got the 1990s and 1900s mixed up, so I thought people wore that fancy old-fashioned garb in the 1990's.Anon
- At the age of four I believed I was soooo smart. I spoke TWO languages...English AND American!— Melinda
- That if a pig loses its voice, it's disgruntled.Anon
- I used to sing at the top of my voice "OLD GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN"— claire
- When I was a kid I though facial hair on a man is what gave them the deep voice — Adrian Z.
- I used to believe the voice sped up at the end of ads was really just the world's fastest talker.Anon