Fortunately, the first time my grandpa mentioned "guerrillas" in Central America to me, he explained that they "weren't like gorillas at the zoo", they were people, and it was spelled differently, so I didn't have that confusion.
But when I heard someone mention "guerrilla tactics" in a cartoon, I thought it meant fighting like a gorilla-- beating your chest and all of that.
A childhood belief about wars
others believed things like this
- I thought “guerrilla tactics” meant fighting like a gorilla— beating your chest and that sort of thing.— Kai
- that Guerilla Warfare was called "Gorilla Warfare" and it's about fighting gorillasAnon
- I used to think that if a gorilla pounded its chest it liked you.Anon
- I was convinced that Gorilla soldiers in Vietnam in the 70's were real Gorillas attacking other Soldiers.— Mario
- I used to believe that when it thundered, it meant the devil was beating his wife.— Carol
- I used to believe that the rapper Eminem's name was spelled M&M and anyone named Juan was spelled one.Anon