I distinctly remember thinking in elementary school that there was an English word 'ol', as in "I ol go to the store this afternoon" or "They ol be surprised when they see this".
A childhood belief about spelling

others believed things like this
- I remember thinking that non-English speakers were much smarter because they could speak "so much faster." Anon
- I remember thinking that the "Nude Furniture" store was some sort of naughty place. — Texas Rocky
- I used to think that girls' anuses were green. I remember thinking that as late as high school.— Jack
- When I was in elementary school I use to think that teacher lived at school at their desks all year long.Anon
- When I was in elementary school nuns cam to our school. I thought that 'nun' meant they had no religion.Anon
- I used to think my elementary school gym teacher's name was "Jim Class".— Brandon Campbell