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Brickie78 t1_j7ccatg wrote

Reply to comment by McLeansvilleAppFan in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn

To expand, "lede" is used instead of "lead", as in the "leading paragraph" of a story. Merriam Webster explains

> Spelling the word as lede helped copyeditors, typesetters, and others in the business distinguish it from its homograph lead (pronounced \led\ ), which also happened to refer to the thin strip of metal separating lines of type (as in a Linotype machine). Since both uses were likely to come up frequently in a newspaper office, there was a benefit to spelling the two words distinctly.

To "bury the lede" in the expression which has relatively recently gone mainstream, is to ignore the main fact and focus on an unimportant detail. Posters on r/amitheasshole, for instance, often bury the lede by omitting crucial details that show the situation in a very different light once revealed.

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Brickie78 t1_j42ihhm wrote

Reply to comment by drea2 in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

  • Widespread use of "native" labourers and soldiers. There were remarkably few actual Brits in places like India and Africa proportional to the population.

  • Brits died in their droves of tropical diseases and generally not doing well in the climate. Anyone there long term developed something of an immunity.

  • It's not a coincidence that the places where White Brits settled - Canada, Australia, the US etc are generally not tropical.

  • Often, by adapting around local norms and customs. Resting in the afternoon and working in the evening etc.

Listen to the podcast "Empire" for more, or read "The Anarchy" by one of the podcasters William Dalrymple about the East India Company.

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Brickie78 t1_it4ectt wrote

Reply to comment by Larielia in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

In addition to the recommendations below, a couple that I've been enjoying here in the UK.

  • You're Dead To Me - Greg Jenner is joined by a historian and a comedian to look at a person, event etc.

  • The Rest Is History - historians Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland (not that one) likewise discuss a range of historical topics.

  • Empire - William Dalrymple and Anita Anand on the history of colonialism and Empire. They've started with the British in India, a nation they are both connected with bur I believe intend to continue looking at different European powers and different subject areas.

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