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Re:Is the World Really Running Out of Sand? by jzb on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @12:56PM (#41711029)
It's not a misspelling, it's jargon. FWIW I prefer it and I think it's valuable to preserve in part because people who dig into it a bit learn about the history of the term and practice of putting publications (especially newspapers) together.
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Re:Is the World Really Running Out of Sand? by Maxatar on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @01:01PM (#41711101)
You can prefer one spelling over another, absolutely, but it's a bit too strong to say someone using the actual word "lead" is incorrect.
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Re:Is the World Really Running Out of Sand? by jzb on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @01:35PM (#41711571)
Oh, I wouldn't correct someone for saying "lead" -- or "intro" or any other variant that makes sense. Leed is right out, though.
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Re:Is the World Really Running Out of Sand? by keybored on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @01:10PM (#41711225)
If the choice is betwixt overloading a morpheme and having two distinct I shall take the latter.
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Re:Is the World Really Running Out of Sand? by jameshart on Wednesday October 02, 2024 @09:40AM (#41720570)
Right. Saying people outside the industry should feel free to use ‘lead’ instead of ‘lede’ is like saying people outside the tech business should feel free to talk about ‘kilobites’.
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