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   From: ijball@mac.invalid   
      
   On 9/23/24 10:36 PM, shawn wrote:   
      
   > On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:45:04 -0700, BTR1701  wrote:   
   >   
   >> In article ,   
   >> Ubiquitous  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Liberal comedian Bill Maher scolded his audience this week for laughing   
   after   
   >>> he talked about the second assassination attempt on former President Donald   
   >>> Trump on Sunday.   
   >>>   
   >>> Maher made the remarks Friday evening on his HBO show REAL TIME while   
   >>> talking about the attempt on Trump's life at Trump International Golf Club   
   >>> West Palm Beach.   
   >>>   
   >>> "So let's not bury the lead," Maher said. "The big story this week, they   
   >>> tried to shoot Trump again. Let's not--"   
   >>   
   >> The correct word is 'lede', not 'lead'. No wonder our language is going   
   >> to hell if even journalists can't get this stuff right.   
   >   
   > Never heard of the use of lede before, but this is a fairly decent   
   > coverage.   
      
   I used the word all the time when I was editing Wiki, because lots of   
   articles didn't have good ledes.   
      
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