Stephen wrote:
> I was listening to a radio programme today that said that less than 28% of
> people (in the UK) under 30 knew any nursery rhymes and even fewer knew what
> they meant.
> 
> For instance:
> Mary Mary Quite Contrary or Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
> 

I think I still have the books of nursery rhymes that I was read as a
child. From memory, Humpty Dumpty was an easy one, but some others would
be more of a challenge.

As for meanings, probably not so much.

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