tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post1983574968600174959..comments2024-03-28T12:58:35.757-04:00Comments on Borepatch: How the Media slants the news, example MCVIIIBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-69066800977575045912019-08-27T21:10:29.513-04:002019-08-27T21:10:29.513-04:00English is a funny language, and I failed to make ...English is a funny language, and I failed to make my point clear in my response.<br /><br />The words "lead" and "read" can be pronounced two ways depending on its context. Most English speakers will pronounce them appropriately. The addition of an "e" to "lead" is an attempt to clarify this, in my opinion, unnecessarily. The word "lede" seems to be made up or its use goes back to an old misspelling of "lead". It seemed to be championed by the New York Times, the first place I saw its use. What is wrong with saying "The lead story today is..." who would not understand that?<br /><br />My lathes have leadscrews, every machinist knows that it is not made of the metal lead, and will pronounce it correctly. Screw threads have a pitch and a lead, you do not have to spell the word differently to pronounce it correctly to be understood. <br /><br />I guess that is why I find the use of the word "leade" when the word is "lead", and yes, it is pronounced as leed, as being as unnecessary as spelling "read" in two different ways. <br /><br />Should we do this?:<br /><br />I read the book, it was a good rede.<br />I read the book, it was a good reade.<br /><br />That makes it clearer, I guess.libertymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987591250148492879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-2894468685648625412019-08-27T15:03:38.787-04:002019-08-27T15:03:38.787-04:00LindaG, it doesn't seem that there are any los...LindaG, it doesn't seem that there are any losses to speak of. The price isn't dropping. I guess that some people could have invested in a shipping channel for China, but it doesn't seem like this couldn't be used to ship to Los Angeles.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-66084433889221325742019-08-27T14:57:29.963-04:002019-08-27T14:57:29.963-04:00If they sold more lobsters at lower cost in the US...If they sold more lobsters at lower cost in the US, could they recoup some of the loss? I like lobster, but Maine lobster is a luxury.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-62345024079389060052019-08-27T13:07:16.575-04:002019-08-27T13:07:16.575-04:00I'm shocked, shocked I say, to see misreportin...I'm shocked, shocked I say, to see misreporting and outright fakery used in reporting news stories...<br /><br />Yeah, like all the actual economics people saying "What Recession?" while all the media is screaming "Trump's Recession!!!!"<br /><br />I give them the same respect for their information I give to weather forecasters. If I want to know if it's raining I'll open my door and take a look.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-7607813129840719562019-08-27T12:50:09.494-04:002019-08-27T12:50:09.494-04:00Libertyman, I've always heard it pronounced &q...Libertyman, I've always heard it pronounced "leede" and it refers to the most important thing that the story talks about. "Bury the lede" means hiding the key point in paragraph 17 because you know that nobody reads past paragraph 5. They do this so when people accuse them of not publishing news they don't like, they can (truthfully but misleadingly) claim that they did in fact publish it.<br /><br />SiGraybeard, the Gulf of Maine has terribly cold waters which seems to make lobster tastier (I'm allergic and so couldn't say one way or the other). The Gulf is shared between the USA and Canada; there are indeed a lot of lobsters fished out of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia waters. But yeah - if the price isn't going down, the withdrawal of the Chinese from the market isn't making any difference.<br /><br />Michael, I hadn't known that. I expect it would be pretty important in the accuracy of the gun.<br /><br />Old NFO, it was THIS BIG but it got away ...Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-72614723662761322232019-08-27T11:56:45.945-04:002019-08-27T11:56:45.945-04:00Yep, whining and bitching... Typical of the fisher...Yep, whining and bitching... Typical of the fishermen anywhere...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-44519814003381957112019-08-27T11:41:16.520-04:002019-08-27T11:41:16.520-04:00in firearms terminology - the "leade" is...in firearms terminology - the "leade" is the distance between the mouth of the cartridge and the point at which the rifling engages the bullet. Also called 'throat.'<br /><br />And now you know.<br />Michael Z. Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543005122174458805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-61183160560151003182019-08-27T11:15:07.458-04:002019-08-27T11:15:07.458-04:00I propose there's an area of ocean where that ...I propose there's an area of ocean where that kind of lobsters come from and they're either harvested by Canadian or American-based boats. If Canadian lobster exports to China go up and ours go down, we could be selling lobsters to Canada who would do the actual exporting. <br /><br />If the open market price on lobster hasn't changed much there isn't much change in supply vs. demand. And there hasn't been. <br /><br />Seems like it must be the normal, everyday, condition of some businesses grow while some businesses shrink. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-15445045610994239142019-08-27T10:55:08.099-04:002019-08-27T10:55:08.099-04:00The New York Times uses the word "lede" ...The New York Times uses the word "lede" I guess I read that somewhere because I can "rede" but can't figure out the use or pronunciation of the word in its context. <br /><br />Some of the gun magazines use "leade" I guess for the same reasons or they figure the audience can't figure it out when they talk about chambers or the heavy metal most bullets are made from.<br /><br />I am being a little pedantic here, but I think the New York Times is to blame.libertymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987591250148492879noreply@blogger.com