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• tptacek 7y ago
  Really, just, not. You can spell it either way; if you're writing for (or as) an editor, or just for the affectation of knowing editor jargon, "lede"; if in conversational English, "lead". (I write "lede" all the time, and it is totally an affectation).
  • jcims 7y ago
    I just want to know what happened to dilemna.
  • pen2l 7y ago
    I notice you tend to use semicolons more than anyone else I know. Is that also an affectation? I mean, are you sometimes reformulating your thoughts in order to avail yourself to the opportunity of using a semicolon? Because me, rarely does a thought come to me in a way which would be best communicated with the usage of a semicolon, but maybe that's just me and my thinking style.
    • jjeaff 7y ago
      Semicolon usage could be an affectation or preference; it is generally used in place of a regular conjunction like "but" or "and". There isn't any usage that I can think of where it would be the only "correct" way to write something; it's stronger than a comma but weaker than a period. (I don't ever use semicolons normally. Was just trying to show some examples.)
    • tptacek 7y ago
      Nope. I'm just not a very good writer. How I know that's not an affectation is that I can't remember ever once thinking about using a semicolon; they just happen.
• r00fus 7y ago
  One could be construed as “lead” as in the element/metal. Therefore lede is a more clear and appropriate though somewhat less widely-understood word.