A lot of people seem to be getting this wrong these days,
usually by writing “lead” when it should be “led” – as in “the path lead me in
the wrong direction”.
The confusion comes because “lead” can be pronounced either
as “ledd” or “leed”, depending on its meaning. The “ledd” sound is only used
when “lead” refers to the grey metal of that name. The “leed” sound is the
present tense of “led”.
So correct usages would be:
The lead on the church roof has been stolen.
Does this road lead to Leicester?
He led me astray.
© John Welford
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