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kzrdude 80 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: DeepSeek V4 Pro beats GPT-5.5 Pro on precision

A 'lede' is just an intentionally differentiated spelling of 'lead'; the origin of the word is just lead. Collins dictionary defines lede: a variant spelling of lead

monooso 80 days ago | [–]

TIL, thank you.

oniony 79 days ago | [–]

Is it not an intentional spelling in order to coin journalistic jargon?

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