James G. Sack (jim) wrote:

Ya want more?

This sample google-hit agrees with my deep storage:
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A896231

It has a section:
"""
Leading

Leading (it rhymes with 'heading', not 'pleading') is something that is
usually dealt with automatically by a typewriter or WP program, so you
might never even be consciously aware of it. A good WP program will,
however, allow you to adjust the leading. This can be very useful at
times, so it's good to know about it.

If you have ever tried to read anything where the lines were jammed up
tight against each other you will know how difficult and tiring that can
be. Leading is simply extra space between lines of type, to help the eye
move from the end of one line to the beginning of the next. In the old
days a typesetter would insert a thin strip of lead after each line of type.
"""
Hence the term "leading" (pronounced like "ledding").


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