When people used the word "stationary" to mean staying still, I thought they were talking about the stuff you write with.
A childhood belief about speaking

others believed things like this
- I always thought that "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees was sung by Aretha Franklin.Anon
- Whenever my fingers wrinkled from staying in the pool too long, I thought I was aging faster.— The Mortal Elf
- I used to get mad when people used the word "native" because I thought they were making fun of my name!— Nate
- When my parents would tell me they were going to Miami I'd ask "How long are you staying in Yourami"?— Christy F
- I used to think that the song"Stayin Alive" said "Staying In Line" like at school when I was little. — MacKenzie
- In first grade, I thought that if I've never heard of a word before, then it wasn't a word.— Destiny