Funny mistake you've made by taking something literally?

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I'm confused.

How is possible NOT to take anything literally?

If you figuratively take something, you're not really taking it, so the only way you can take anything is to literally TAKE it.

Right?

Of course, I AM assuming your question is not meant figuratively.

When I was about seven, my sister was sitting in her room reading a book when I passed by her door and observed a small plant sitting on her window sill. The conversation went like this:

Me - "Hey, is that a new aloe plant?"
Sister - "No, it's not"
Me - "Oh, that's funny, it looks like aloe to me, and I'm pretty sure I've never seen it there before."
Sister - "It's called 'sargasm' stupid!"

Somehow I didn't get that my sister was trying to say 'sarcasm'... and for 5 years, I thought 'sargasm' (which is actually a type of seaweed) was closely related to Aloe vera.