speaking

I thought I invented the word yesterday

DW

I used to believe that if I spoke any sort of gibberish I'd actually be speaking some secret spell that would unleash bad things (monsters, plagues, death) upon the world.

Sarah

I thought "unrest" was the opposite of rest. And, since I hated resting, I thought it was a good thing.
I also thought "uneasy" meant "hard" or "difficult".

Anon

Stereotypically, I used to think that all Indians used the phrase 'oh my God' in just about every sentence.

Anon

I used to think remote control cars were actually called remo-contro cars. maybe because people were saying it too fast.

Anon

I used to believe that the phrase "next door" was pronounced "next store". I still say "store", even though I'm 15.

DarkDan

i thought that weed eaters were called we deeters

Anon

I used to believe that "thistles" was actually "fistles".

Cris

My neighbours little boy spent one very hot summer on the beach with his father- who every time a pretty girl went buy used to say "Get 'em off, get 'em off - show us what you've got". One winter evening there was a fluttering at the window and the boy asked his father what it was and the father replied that it was a moth looking for the light - the boy then asked "What - a getamoth?" - Out of the mouths of babes .....

Patricia

I used to think genre was pronounced "jen - er". Sometimes I still pronounce it that way by accident.

Jener

When we were at school one day in the 8th grade, one of my friends did one of the most funny moments i've seen.
the lesson was really boring untill my friend, REALLY entertained said. IT's CALLED ORGASM, what he though he said was Organisms. Kinda big misunderstanding. Our teacher were allmost lying on the floor laughing, we're still picking it on her!

laughing

When I was 4 a Sunday school teacher told me I had to "apologize" to another student for something, except I did not know what that word meant. I thought she said polish your eyes, and that it was slang for "you must now cry" or something. So I started crying and rubbing my eyes. She asked me what was wrong, and I said I didn't know what the word meant. She explained that it meant to say sorry, which I promptly did.

Mike

I used to think that if someone was "behind the times", that meant that they were dead. Ironically, I first heard the expression used in a song from a kid's show, and I became upset wondering why they would mention such a terrible thing in a song for little ones.

Anon

When growing up in New Orleans I remember my parents saying the "Surgeon Water Board"....I didn't realize until I was an adult and actually looked at a man whole cover that it was the Sewerage and Water Board....well they have the Surgeon General of the U.S. right?

Shaz

My younger sister always had a hard time saying "cucumbers" -- she'd pronounce it cumcubers which, to anyone past puberty, sounds pretty obscene.

My cousins used to say "hamboogers" too which never sounded like something I wanted to eat.

Lyle

When I was young, my grandparents had a mutt named Princess. At one of my birthday parties, my grandmother and great aunt were discussing Princess Di. Having only heard a part of the conversation, I burst into tears thinking that my beloved dog Princess had died.

Astron

I used to make up jokes when I was very young, that were really stupid but for some reason i thought were hilarious. My favorite went like this:

Q: Why did the fish go into the oven?
A: Because it was wearing sunscreen!

(I know, I know...)

katlyn

when mi sister was learning to talk, i was around 5 or 6 and i used to think that i was the only one who could understand her because a lot of people were like 'what did she say?' and i'd be all "well, that she's hungry, duh!" but aparently, mi parents and friends could understand her too

translator

I used to believe when people booed at a sports game or comedy, they were actually saying," Oooo!" like they were interested. I thought it was a good thing to be booed.

Thought people liked my jokes

I used to belive that handicapped meant you were especially smart and talented.

I used to tell my parents friends that I was handicapped!

cr