Hey Pandas, What Is Something You Heard Incorrectly As A Child, And You Didn’t Learn You Were Saying It Wrong Until You Were An Adult?

For example, the phrase is, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."

But I heard and always repeated, "Don't look a gif towards in the mouth." And this was way before GIFS were even invented.

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I said subtle as it’s written (suB- tle) instead of as it’s pronounced (suT- tle)

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Crazy Cookie

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Julie Snelling 1 year ago

Bloody English language.

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When I was about 4, my parents took me to a magic show. The magician was doing the box trick, and he said "Open Sesame!" For years I thought he said Open Says Me. I'd been saying that since. A few years ago when I was on a date, we went to a restaurant with automatic doors. I said "Open Says Me!" in front of the doors as they opened. My date just looked at me. Very embarrasing!

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5points

Giovanni Potage

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DP 2(DP) 1 year ago

Wait. That’s not how it’s pronounced!?

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I thought charley horse was called trolley horse. I also play Mario kart with my dad and have called it grand PRIX with an an X instead PRIX silent X like it should be. I say Pr-ix. It should be pronounced Pri. I fixed how I say it now tho this was like last month, and then the charley horse I kinda fixed how I say it.

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DP(READ BIO UPDATED AGAIN)

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That One Quiet Kid 1 year ago (edited)

It's pri?? I play Mario Kart with my siblings and we always say prix

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I thought “for all intents and purposes” was “for all intensive purposes” until I read “KISS And Makeup” by Gene Simmons when I was 45ish. Thanks, Gene!

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Sleestak

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Liz Miner 1 year ago

Yes! This one here!

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i thought "right from the get-go" was "right from the gecko" for years

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green penguin / isabelle

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That One Quiet Kid 1 year ago

I knew this was wrong right from the gecko

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I thought Aryan was pronounced like Orion until my freshman year of high school. I hadn’t actually said the word out loud before then, so no one corrected me on the pronunciation until high school.

Also, my mom listens to a lot of country music, and for the longest time, I thought the song “If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask” had a much worse word in place of ask. People really need to pronounce their ks when they are singing!

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HistoryLover(she/her)

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beethebi 1 year ago

oop

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Ridiculous, pint

It was pronounced wrong once and now I always say them wrong

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Ana white

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Liz Miner 1 year ago

How do you pronounce pint? Do you say "p-in-t" with a short I instead?

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I thought the lyric "looking like a true survivor" in "im still standing" by Elton John was "looking like a truthful llama" for many, many months. i still don't know how i got "truthful llama" from "true survivor"

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emotional support velociraptor

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That One Quiet Kid 1 year ago

I'm lookin' like a truthfull llama...I'm feelin' like alpaca bid

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"I could care less" when it's really "I couldn't care less"
-Suposably instead of supposedly
-The lyrics to Hold Me Closer I would say "Hold me closer tony danza" and it's "hold me closer tiny dancer" I was shocked when Phoebe realized it on Friends and taught me as well. 🤭🤭🤭

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Almadina Benavides

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i thought oahu was iwahu i live in f*****g hawaii

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waddles (they/them)

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Liz Miner 1 year ago

Oh jeez, and you live in HI?! 😅

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#11

When I was 11 I "waitressed" for my parents VFW every Friday & Saturday. Tips were mine to keep. I complained to my Uncle Bob that some of the men touch me & say things inappropriate for someone my age. I didn't look 11, I was often mistaken for a College aged girl.
He said, "Tell them you're (this is what I heard) Gelbayt". I asked what it meant and he said, "You don't need to know what it means, they'll know what it means!"
I was somewhere in my early 20's when I realized he'd said "JAIL BAIT". I still can't believe it took me that long to figure it out!

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2points