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Just for the down-vote, have a look at `lede` not being introduced officially into Merriam-Webster until 2008[1]. [1] - https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordpla
by felsokning 3y ago
Just for the down-vote, have a look at `lede` not being introduced officially into Merriam-Webster until 2008[1].
[1] - https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bury-the-lede-versus-lead https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bury-the-lede-versu...
- al_borland 3y agoHere is another explanation that points to the telegraph being the origin, although they could only find one reference to it, while siting countless examples of it not being used outside of this very specific context. https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2019/lead-vs-lede-roy-peter-clark-has-the-definitive-answer-at-last/ https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2019/lead-vs-lede-...
- throwawaymarch5 3y ago*citing countless examples