I used to think monk was short for monkey.
A childhood belief about spelling

others believed things like this
- Since the girls name Jackie is short for Jacqueline, I thought the boys name Jack was short for JackalAnon
- when i was a kid i used to believe the monkey could speak— killian
- i used to think that kiwis were monkey eggs— alyssa
- When i was 5, i thought that bananas were monkey poop.— jade-isabelle
- when ever i ate broccoli i thaught the monkey from Lion King was in there— Simon
- that blackouts were caused by evil monkey's turning off all the lights.— key