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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