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To: bert

Lede was newspaper jargon from when lead type was used. Spelled differently to avoid confusion.

It’s become trendy to use it more generally.


24 posted on 02/17/2016 7:21:29 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto

——trendy——

got it

thanks


26 posted on 02/17/2016 7:25:29 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump.)
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To: jjotto

Which itself probably remained a term even when toxicity concerns caused other materials to be used for typefaces.


28 posted on 02/17/2016 7:27:22 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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