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To: ifinnegan

Spelling lead lede has always seemed strange to me.

Lede is not the same as Lead. A different word. Lede has a specific meaning in publishing.

26 posted on 05/16/2021 11:43:56 AM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)

To: FatherofFive

“Lede is not the same as Lead. A different word. Lede has a specific meaning in publishing.”

No. It is purely an alternative spelling that came in to usage in the 1970’s.

27 posted on 05/16/2021 12:02:58 PM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)

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