Tangential, but lede is an interesting word and I always thought it was just "lead". http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lede Example: In the era of Linotype and hard copy, an editor might rework a paragraph (or graf) in a story, circle it and give instructions to composing to have it moved to the top by using the word "lede." If the editor wrote "lead," the typographer might think the editor simply wanted "leading" or spacing inserted.