“IIRC, it’s been ‘lede’ in the newspaper business for a very long time.
Similarly, ‘grafs’ is a newspaper slang term for ‘paragraphs’.”
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Why thanks, then I was always getting “lead paragraph” mixed up with “lede.” Now I can talk like a proper ink-stained wretch.
Okay, newspaper trivia time:
Can anyone explain the meaning of ETAOIN SHRDLU
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