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elljay

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3. Interesting

Reply to longship (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 06:03 PM

Mar 2016

Looks like both are acceptable today, probably because enough non-journalistic types like me have misused the term so much that the incorrect version has taken over! Thanks for the education- it is a good day when I learn something new!

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Burying the lead [View all] elljay Mar 2016 OP

I have commented on this many times before. Maedhros Mar 2016 #1

Lede, not lead! longship Mar 2016 #2

Interesting elljay Mar 2016 #3