In Reply to: Well done posted by lafong on December 16, 2025 at 17:25:50
Ya, “lede” is a kind of silly word. I looked it up once. My memory* of what I read is that in the newspaper industry they somehow needed to distinguish the newspaper concept of “lede” from “lead” even though it means about the same thing? And using “lede” became a sign that you knew what you were doing. Something like that* So, ya, I kind of agree with you, if I understand what you’re trying to say. But I go w “lede” cause if you don’t, the Pedant (that’s you) will come running in to say “it’s lede!”
TL;DR - if I’d written “lead” you’d have responded “it’s lede!”
*and given that there’s always a pedant, someone’s going to correct my etymology. I welcome it, I could use the refresher. Peace, Pedant!