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Things that perplexed me when I was a kid
Nov. 17th, 2014 06:47 pm--I thought the moon was a planet.
--People seemed to pronounce wind chill as "windsheel", all blended together and soft, so I couldn't parse it and thought they were maybe saying "wind shield," even though that did not make sense.
--I thought that tourist meant someone who led tours (tour guide).
--I couldn't hear the difference between picture and pitcher.
--I didn't understand why "I" in the middle of a sentence should be capitalized.
--I didn't understand the subtle nuances that differentiated dinner and supper (this is still difficult because dinner means different things to different people).
What did you have a hard time understanding as a kid?
--People seemed to pronounce wind chill as "windsheel", all blended together and soft, so I couldn't parse it and thought they were maybe saying "wind shield," even though that did not make sense.
--I thought that tourist meant someone who led tours (tour guide).
--I couldn't hear the difference between picture and pitcher.
--I didn't understand why "I" in the middle of a sentence should be capitalized.
--I didn't understand the subtle nuances that differentiated dinner and supper (this is still difficult because dinner means different things to different people).
What did you have a hard time understanding as a kid?
