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Originally Posted by rhadin
Led is the past tense and the past participle of the verb lead, meaning to guide or direct. When used as a noun, lead refers to the metallic element or to the graphite in a pencil.
The tendency to write lead (instead of led) for the past tense/past particple of the verb form is likely a result of analogizing it to the verb read. This is an error in American English.
Led is the correct usage in American English when referring to the past tense of the verb lead.
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Thank you for the clarification. That's exactly the way it is in British English, too.