speaking

There was a news reporter ( still is )
whose name was Joyce Kulhawik. By the way it was pronounced, and never seeing it in print, I always thought her name
was JOYCEKUL HAWIK

Jill

I remember the loudest thing ever on TV. It was on Friday night, at probably 9:15 or so, just as the latest episode of Mannix was really getting underway. The camera would cut to a shot of a big, black, heavy telephone (so common then), and it would ring like all the church bells in the world going off at the same time. This happened at least once every episode.

I'd be sound asleep on the floor in my jammies by then, after having gorged myself on popcorn and my own 16-oz. bottle of Coke (in the original curvy glass bottle). I'd practically leap up to the ceiling in fright.

We kids thought Mannix was the last word in extreme TV, because there was something in one of the constant commercials for the show (it was quite the hit back then) about how he "had the guts to get the job done."

The worst phrase any of us had ever used was, "I hate your guts!" and we all knew how much trouble we'd get into for saying it. So it seemed that "guts" was the key word, because you could say, "I hate broccoli!" without the Four Horseman (with my mother at their head) riding down on you. So we were awed that we could hear this awful word spoken, right out in front of everything, and nobody got yelled at.

On another note, my younger brother referred to Clarence on The Mod Squad as the "The Chocolate Man." At age 4 or so, nothing could convince him that poor Clarence wasn't like one of those solid chocolate Easter bunnies.

Dan

We were playing table tennis and my friend didn't know what gay (fagget) means...so while we were outdors and there were some bats flying around we told him fagget=bat...well he kind of liked the new word he learned and started telling us how many faggets there are around his house all the time and then he started flapping his hands aroud and screaming that he is fagget too...i needn't say we almost pissed ourselves laughing (no offense to gay community meant)

Strudl

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