[Chathamization]

I first learned that sizeof was an operator when I was confused about how it dealt with arrays compared to functions. After I learned it was an operator and not a function things made sense and were (relatively) consistent again. Several commentators here have given other examples where you will be completely thrown off if you believe that '"sizeof()" really is a function.'

The problem with "lies to children" is that they can pile up to the point where people end up becoming completely confused about what's actually happening. As the internal inconsistencies mount, the "simple" lie starts to become a lot more complex than the "complicated" truth.