![]() To this moderately convoluted situation, add the past tense and past participle of the verb lead, which is led and pronounced like the metal noun lead with a short e. The verb lead is pronounced /LEED/, with a long e the noun that refers to a position or advantage is also pronounced /LEED/, with a long e the noun that refers to the metal, however, is pronounced /LED/, with a short e. ![]() There are several unrelated nouns spelled lead: one most commonly refers to a metal (as in, "The paint was made with lead"), and the other most commonly refers to a position of advantage (as in, "Our team was in the lead"). Lead is both a noun and a verb, as most people know. ![]() Or, we should say, there is confusion about the leads and led. There is some persistent confusion about lead and led. ![]()
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