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Do not be taken in by 'insiderisms.' Fledgling columnists, eager to impress readers with their grasp of journalistic jargon, are drawn to such arcane spellings as 'lede.' Where they lede, do not follow.
William Safire
William Safire
William Safire
Born: Dec 17, 1929
Died: Sep 27, 2009

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Impress, Drawn, Arcane, Follow, Taken, Journalistic, Readers, Where, Jargon, Grasp, Eager

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, Frederick Douglass, Helen Keller, Henry David Thoreau, Joyce Meyer, Mark Twain, Og Mandino, Zig Ziglar

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