Things that perplexed me when I was a kid

[sasha_feather]

--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?

Comments

[dogstar]

-I didn't understand why the word "unique" wasn't pronounced yoo-ni-KWAY (uni like unicorn, que like 'what' in spanish)

-When I was very little, I didn't understand why, if the bit of your face above your eyebrows was your forehead, the top of your head wasn't your fivehead and your face from like, chin to eyebrows your threehead, numbered sections to indicate PARTS of the head seemed very reasonable to me :P)