As a young reader with limited travel
exposure, I read James Michener's, HAWAII without understanding Hawaiian pronunciation. I, therefore, thought the kings name Kamehameha was pronounced Kah Me Hah Me Hah
rather than Kuh May Uh May Uh as I later discovered. Then miraculously I became aware that I already knew his name.
A childhood belief about reading
others believed things like this
- when i was little, i used to believe that a Hawaiian tan would never fade away.— Joan
- When I was little and learnign to read, I used to believe that chaos was pronounced "Chaa-Ose."Anon
- That "Twim Peaks" and Northern Exposure were the same show.— LongLiveRock
- When I was young I used to think that WHSmith was all one word, and was thus pronounced "Wwwhhhhuuusmith"— Nathan
- I used to read about Lady Penelope and believe that her name was pronounced Penny-lope (lope as in antelope).Anon
- I used to think that ponies were young horses. I was embarrasingly old when I discovered the truth.— Al's view of the world