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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Lede and rede

You're probably familiar with the expression "burying the lede", meaning not focusing on the most important aspect of a story (as in a newspaper article). That's l-e-d-e, not lead.

You've likely also heard, "What's your rede on X?" In other words, a request for advice regarding X. That's r-e-d-e...but it's archaic, and I think using read is now as good or better.

If anyone with more linguistic knowledge wants to reply here, I will happily c-e-d-e the floor.

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