But then I thought, "Surely everyone has seen the word "lose" written down? "Lose" and "lost" surely appear in children's books, not to mention the adjectives "loose" and "looser".
And with that up he stood And the winner was the loser And this rhyme is rubbish, I know, But educational Stop laughing at the back!
(Though I doubt if there are all that many parents reading bedtime stories to their children from screens just yet.)
(Though I could be wrong. 'Tis fascinating watching the wheel of time turn and realise that yes, what you thought was one of the "facts of life" is, in fact, soon to be part of "What they used to do", where "they" means "me".) Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.
