Thread: How do Americans feel about UK spelling?
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Old 10-20-2010, 04:44 AM   #325
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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald View Post
What dictionary are you using? According to a couple of mine, the past tense of lead (as in opposite of follow and pronounced leed) is lead (pronounced led). The word led doesn't even appear since LED (light emitting diode) is an abbreviation, not a word (they are older dictionaries).
Oxford. As Harry says, it is the standard spelling in Britain and has been for centuries.
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