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When I was little I didn't know what the word 'determined' meant and always pronounced it 'dettermind.' It took me ages to realise what it meant and how it was really supposed to be pronounced. How embarrassing!

Nicky

i thought that LOL meant Lots Of Laughs...even though it is used as Laugh Out Loud!!! Boy i was dumb

pimp skeet

My mom was in a beauty pageant, and during the interview part, they asked her what she thought about "euthanasia". She happily proceeded to talk about how much she loves "youth in asia".... I dare say she didn't win that pageant.

Anon

When my daughters were little, they would say "college cheese" for cottage cheese, and "rock 'n roll ice cream" for rocky road, and "fruit cottontail" for fruit cocktail and "cold slop" for cole slaw. They're 25 & 23 now, but we still use those terms in our house for fun!

"Shaniquah"

I used to think I could speak Cat. I would say 'meow meow meow' while thinking the words I wanted to say to it and thought the cat would understand me. :)

Jen

For most of my life, I've thought that a jukebox was actually a "jutebox."

I also recently found out that it's "eavesdrop" as apposed to "easedrop," which I thought it was.

Anon

I used to think bonsai was a wolf instead of a tree

Anon

my little brother used to think that turantular was said 'tri-antular'.

anty man

I used to believe suction cups were called sticky pobs. Especially when applied to the tip of a chameleon's tongue.

Kendra

I used to think that the words "supposed to" were "post to" and said it that way till I learned to spell it in 4th grade!

Anon

When I was at nursery, there was a nun called Sister Tereseta and she was my favourite. I remember calling this sweet old lady "Sarah Tweeter!"

Ruth

My sister used to pronounce demolish as de LOM ish.

Anonymous

I use to believe 'brainwashing' was when someone cut open your head and poured water in to wash your brain!.

Mo

I used to think the shallow end of the pool was the hollow end of the pool.

Alice

I used to believe that styrofoam was "styrophone."

Anon

I had always thought 'laminacs' were crazy lambs. I was a special kid.

Matthew Cabral

when i was 10 ,i used to think that " uranus " is a planet. but actually it's not anymore. it means your anus .

Steven - Thailand

When my sister was very young she asked "Is good Friday next Thursday?" and my daughter, when she was a toddler, told us "I aways clean my teeth, sometimes, never."

StevieC

When I lived in Nairobi, Kenya as a high school kid, we went out to dinner one night with another family that had a little 5 year old kid. He was extremely excited in the car ride to the restaurant, which nobody understood, until we got there and he was instantly bewildered, then crushed. "What? This isn't a CARNIVAL!" he whined. The name of the restaurant was The Carnivore.

Poor kid; he had it wrong all along!

Mzungu mama