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Thursday, January 23, 2020

Three on Thursday

I'm joining Carole and friends for Three on Thursday, with three things I learned this week. 

The spelling of ledeRyan and I were both surprised to learn that in the context of "bury the lede" the word wasn't spelled lead. This felt like quite a revelation, but I guess I hadn't seen the word in print before. Merriam-Webster also has some usage notes here. Homonyms can surprise you!


The cornea is made up of five layers.
Each of them is important to the structure and function of the cornea, and there are at least 20 different dystrophies (
disorders characterized by weakening, degeneration, or abnormal development) that can affect the various layers, the eye, and sight itself.


Blade Runner is a surprisingly watchable and interesting movie. Ryan was appalled that I had never seen it, so we remedied that one evening. Young Harrison Ford, an examination of what it means to be human, and a lovely soundtrack all made it enjoyable for me. Rachel is an intriguing character so Blade Runner 2049 might even be on my watchlist in the future.


What have you learned this week?

Be sure to visit Carole for more Three on Thursday thoughts.

18 comments:

  1. My father-in-law just had eye surgery last week, I believe the lens from his cataract surgery years ago had slipped. Eye health is so important, thank you for the interesting info! I'm not sure about Blade Runner for me but I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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  2. Lede? That's FASCINATING--and kind of shocking that any of us could get this far along before learning that! Now I want to go and use that somewhere :)

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  3. Now I'm going to have to go watch Blade Runner. I've never seen it either.

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  4. I have noticed some changes in my eyesight this year - I need brighter light and stronger "cheaters" which reminds me that I am due for an eye exam!

    And, lede...such a great journalism word!

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  5. OK, the first two I knew about, because I've come across the word "lede" several times in books, and at my most recent eye appt, the dr told me all about all parts of the eye.

    I've never seen Blade Runner. Partly because it just always seemed like one of those movies that hold no interest for me. Isn't it supposed to be in the future (probably meaning the right now, lol)? I'm not big on futuristic stuff and/or dystopian things.

    But isn't it fun to learn new things and want to share them?

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  6. I did not know about "lede" -- and I'm a former typesetter! I never worked at a newspaper, so headlines were not really a thing, and I came on the scene as the move to computer typesetting was happening, so I never actually handled a physical piece of lead (/led/)... though I did have to set the value of lead (/led/) one way or another. SO INTERESTING!!!

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  7. I learned about lede! I also learned about climber lingo by listening to Climbing with Mollie an audible freebie. Now Dan will be sooooo impressed. :-)

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  8. Bury the lede . . . WHO KNEW???? Blade Runner 2049 . . . is just not as good as the original Blade Runner. But worth watching if you enjoyed Blade Runner!!! XO

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  9. I'm a bit ashamed to admit that I didn't know it was "lede" until a few years ago (to my defense, although I'm an editor, I've never worked in journalism, so I'd only heard "bury the lede" and never seen it written).

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  10. I have learned something new due to your post, again! I did not know that lede was spelled that way either. My husband and I both love Blade Runner, but were very disappointed in BR 2049. Not discouraging you from watching it, but it was a very different kind of movie. Not sorry I watched it, but didn't enjoy it like I did the original. Being a nurse, knew all about the cornea. The eyes are such a fascinating organ.
    I learned all about Passage Meditation, which I am going to try as soon as I memorize my passage. I have tried to stick to a meditation habit over the last few years, but nothing has worked so far. Not giving up! I have also learned to bake bread from sprouted flour this week, which I have enjoyed immensely.

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  11. I did not know about "lede"! I did know about the physiology of the eye from classes years ago and from reading up on cataract surgery, which I will need within the next year or two.

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    1. It seems there are many of us who did not know about lede (which made me feel a bit better). Without seeing the word in print, there certainly is no way to distinguish between homonyms!

      I stared at posters of the eye anatomy in two different eye doctor's offices and gained a new appreciation for the complexity of the eye. I'm glad to live during a time when cataracts are easily dealt with; this was not the case in my grandmother's era.

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  12. Seeing lede misspelled wis one of my pet peeves! But, I went to journalism school so of course I'd know it. Happy you posted this! Now let's do something about "for all INTENSE (sic) and purposes".....

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  13. sadly I know about cornea layers since I burned my corneas with a potent eye antibiotic that took months to heal! I did know lede but I like the refresher :)

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  14. Count me among those for whom lede is new in our lexicon...and yes, the eye is fascinating. I often wonder why my eyes don't catch the nuances, say of a flower, quite as the camera does...it does but the retention isn't quite there for me. I keep reminding myself to look this up...guess I'll copy the sentence and go a search...

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    1. P. S. This seems to be the best search question: How does a camera see differently to the human eye?

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  15. I feel like I know nothing! Lede? Who knew? We saw Blade Runner in the theater when it was released (SO many years ago!) but I don't remember much about it except Daryl Hannah's character freaked me out!

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